CRI1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cybercrime, Victimisation, Heterosexism
Revision – Week 10
1) The fact that most homicide is committed by male perpetrators can be seen to:
a. Reflect notions of masculinity and male violence
b. Be reflected in how the law deals with people who commit homicide
c. Reflect the dominance of heterosexism as a mode of sexual identification and practice
d. All of the above
2) Fourteen types of cyber-crimes have been identified. Of these, most types of cyber-crimes are crimes in
which:
a. Computers play no part
b. Computers are used as tools to commit crimes
c. New types of crimes are committed and there are no computer-unrelated equivalents
d. None of the above
3) Particular features of drinking venues can contribute to violence. One feature of drinking venues that has
not been associated with increased violence is when the venue:
a. Does not have tables
b. Is near other drinking venues
c. Offers discounted drinks between certain hours
d. None of the above
4) The three kinds of offences that have been identified as cyber-crime do not include:
a. Offences which target computers to destroy or alter stored information
b. Offences in which computers store information about the offence
c. Offences in which technology is stolen for its own sake
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d. Offences committed using technology
5) Which of the following statements is not true with regards to hate crimes?
a. Victims of hate crimes are often not known to offenders
b. Victims of hate crimes are seen by offenders to belong to a particular social group and are targeted for that
reason
c. Hate crimes are characterised by less force and brutality than are other violent crimes
d. All of the above
6) Male victimisation rates in violent crime (including hate crimes and sexual assaults) are likely to be under-
reported. This can best be explained by:
a. Heterosexism
b. Homophobia
c. Fear of unwanted advances
d. Hegemonic masculinity
7) The type of interference to a functioning computer system that involves a self-replicating computer program
which can delete files or send emails is most likely to be caused by a:
a. Hacker
b. Worm
c. Virus
d. Trojan
8) Rates of crime for homicide and kidnapping have remained static while sexual assault rates have increased.
This may be explained in part by:
a. Increased reporting
b. Increased need for child protection
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