1. Which of the following is NOT one of Van Swaaningens reasons for the emergence of global

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• Which of the following is NOT one of Van Swaaningen’s reasons for the emergence of global

criminology?

• The need to look beyond Western models in order to understand worldwide changes
• The challenges to the sovereignty of the nation state brought about by globalization

*c. The increasing influence of Western ideals on international agencies

• The emergence of criminological challenges with a global scope and effect necessitating a

shift from traditional levels of analysis

• In which type of criminology is it necessary to understand the “linkages between places”?

*a. Transnational

• Global
• International
• Comparative

• Which type of criminology addresses the form and character of criminal justice systems in

predominantly Western countries?

• Transnational
• Global
• International

*d. Comparative

• Why is it important to study global justice issues?
• To extend a person’s knowledge beyond their own group
• To suggest how one’s own society can be improved based on commonalities and divergences
• To challenge assumptions and the status quo
• A and C

*e. All of the above

5. Globalization is a(n):

• Framework

*b. Process

• Theoretical construct
• Ideal

6. The core of globalization lies in the field of:

*a. Economics/International Finance (Comparative, International, and Global Justice, 1e Cyndi Banks, James Baker) (Test Bank, Correct Answer are Marked with*) 1 / 4

• Politics
• Anthropology
• Environment/Climate Change

7. The study of criminology has been described as:

• Narrow
• Ethnocentric
• Parochial

*d. All of the above

• Which type of criminology is viewed by many scholars as “losing its relevance”?
• Transnational
• Global
• International

*d. Comparative

9. Globalization can be defined as:

*a. The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away

• The process in which the global meets the local and produces cultural hybridity
• A framework within which criminal actors can create and seize opportunities using

communication, transportation, and international markets

• The action to counter climate change, cross border pollution and population growth

• Many scholars argue that the core of globalization lies in the field of economics and

international finance because of:

• The rise of multinational corporations
• The creation of the IMF and World Bank
• Promotion of the free market and capitalism

*d. All of the above

• Crimes of globalization are constituted by the designation of international institutions that

may be judged as:

• Morally questionable
• Ethically questionable
• Criminal

*d. All of the above

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• Which type of criminology focuses on crime that encompasses a range of questions

regarding international relations, human rights, truth commissions, and restitutive justice:

• Transnational
• Global

*c. International

• Comparative

• Which type of criminology “brings together transnational and comparative research from all

regions of the world to build a globally inclusive and cosmopolitan discipline”?

• Transnational

*b. Global

• International
• Comparative

14. ‘Complex connectivity’ can be defined as:

• The process of internationalization relating to independencies between bounded national

states *b. A framework within which criminal actors can create and seize opportunities using communication, transportation, and international markets

• The process in which the global meets the local and produces cultural hybridity
• The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way

that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away

15. ‘Glocalization’ can be defined as:

• The action to counter climate change, cross border pollution and population growth
• International agencies formulating codes of conduct with the aim of being embodied in

national laws

• The elimination of neoliberal and postcolonial policies promoted by the West

*d. The process in which the global meets the local and produces cultural hybridity

16. Alternative visions of globalization do the following:

• Promote egalitarian ideals of global solidarity and distributive justice
• Focus on anti-capitalist protest movements that oppose the WTO and World Bank
• Divert from mainstream global justice and human rights discourse implemented by

international civil society *d. All of the above

• The text mentions the following international agreements as successful: 3 / 4

*a. The Convention of the Rights of the Child *b. The Statute of the International Criminal Court *c. CEDAW

• None of the above

18. CEDAW stands for:

• The Convention to Educate Disabled Adults Worldwide
• The Committee to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women

*c. The Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women

• The Convention to Educate All Women

• The text recommends the usage of “ideologies of globalization” to resolve the social

exclusion of this marginalized population:

*a. Young North African migrants in France

• Roma gypsies in Romania
• Latin American immigrants in the U.S.
• Palestinian refugees in the West Bank

• What is an American signifier of national identity, sovereignty and government rationality

that requires international cooperation in combating terrorism?

• The American flag

*b. Homeland security

• The Declaration of Independence
• Foreign policy

21. State sovereignty in criminal justice seems to NOT be challenged by:

• Multinational private security enterprises
• Technologies of global surveillance

*c. Democratic policing

• International courts

• The following levels of governance play an important role in preserving community safety:
• Local
• National
• International

*d. All of the above

• Which of the following is not an example of transnational crime?
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