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Intro to CJ Ch. 2
The Nature and Extent of Crime
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to the ____ view of crime, behaviors that become crimes are essentially harmful to a majority of citizens and therefore there is general agreement regarding which behaviors need to be controlled. | consensus |
| This is not included in the Uniform Crime Report's list of Part I or index crimes? | simple assualt |
| This is a public order crime. | prostitution |
| Since 1995, the number of arrests for prostitution has ______. | decreased |
| _________ is considered the official crime data collected by the FBI. | Uniform Crime Report |
| _______ are not reported in Part I or Part II of the offense section of the United Crime Report. | traffic violations |
| ________ spread their murderous outburst over a few days or weeks. | spree killers |
| One of the most important sources of self-report data is the _____ study, conducted annually using approximately 2,500 high school seniors, | Monitoring the Future |
| Thihs is a problem not associated with the National Crime Victimazations Survey (NCVS)? | incomplete acts lumped together with completed acts |
| This study provides information on the personal characteristics of offenders, such as their attitudes, values, beliefs, and psychologicval profiles. | self report studies |
| Self report surveys are conducted most often on this group. | juveniles |
| Data mining creates a graphical representation of the spatial geopraphy of crime. T/F | False |
| _______ is the effect stating that the values held by baby boomers will influence the behavior of all citizens, even crime-prone teens. | contagion |
| In what season do the greatest number of reported crimes occur? | Summer |
| What region of the United States has the highest rates of property crimes and violent crimes? | South |
| The peak age for property crime is 16, and the peak age for violent crime is ____. | 18 |
| Girls are granted greater personal freedom regarding gender differences in the crime rate. T/F | False |
| In regards to the relationship between age and crime elderly males are predominantly arrested for alcohol-related matters such as public drunkenness and drunk driving. T/F | True |
| In regards to the relationship between age and crime early starters tend to commit more crimes and are more likely to continue to be involved in criminality over a longer period of crime. T/F | True |
| ________ require that convicted felons spend a significant portion of their sentence behind bars. | Truth-in-Sentencing laws |
| This view of crime promotes that there is a class struggle between the rich and the poor. | conflict |
| This view of crime contends that there are moral entrepreneurs who want to control behaviors they view as immoral or wrong. | interactionist |
| This view of crime contends that the definition of crime is subjective. | interactionist |
| Today, modern gangs seem to be motivated by ________. | drug profits |
| _______ is suspected to be involved in half of all US murder, suicide, and accidental deaths. | alcohol |
| ________ is considered a corporate crime. | thwarting competition |
| ________ viewpoints regarding the definition of crime states that white collar crime is punished less severly than other crimes because the perpetrators are likely affluent members of the ruling class. | conflict |
| The fact that self-reports capture offenses not reported to the police is not considered a problem with self-reporting.T/F | True |
| Differences in socialization between males and females is no longer considered valid in explaining the differences in offending patterns between males and females, T/F | True |
| The ____ was intended to supplement the United Crime Report with more detailed information about victim and offender characteristics. | NIBRS |
| This ethnic group does not dominate organized crime. | Italian |
| Drug use and prostitution are examples of ____ crimes. | public order crimes |
| Murder, rape and robbery are all violent crimes. T/F | True |
| A young man shoots the cashier of a convenience store that he is attempting to rob. This is an example of a ________ crime. | instrumental crime |
| When an offender is arrested and charged with a crime the offense is considered___________. | cleared |
| The Jones were asked to complete a survey asking for information about crimes they have been victims of or whether their household had been victimized. Would they be asked about murder? Yes/No | no |
| The Jones were asked to complete a survey asking for information about crimes they have been victims of or whether their household had been victimized. What survey did the Jones take part in? | NCVS |
| The Jones were asked to complete a survey asking for information about crimes they have been victims of or whether their household had been victimized. A weakness in the results would be it relies on victim's memory and honesty. Y/N | yes |
| Can crime rates in the United States and London, England be compared easily? Y/N | no, there are differences in the way crimes are reported |
| Over the past two decades, both violent and property crimes have been decreasing significantly. T/F | true |
| With regard to female criminality, female sex hormones account for more aggressive female behavior? T/F | false |
| UCR data captures all criminal violations. T/F | false |
| Apparent increases in crime rates in the UCR may actually reflect changes in the way the police record their data. T/F | true |
| The National Crime Victimization Survey and the UCR are the only methods of crime data collection used in the United States. T/F | false |
| The Monitoring the Future study is one of the most important sources of self-report data with regard to drugs. T/F | true |
| Violent crime rates in the United States have increased significantly since the early 1990s. T/F | false |
| There is evidence that the reporting accuracy of self-report studies differs among racial, ethnic, and gender groups. T/F | true |
| Children who have been exposed to a variety of personal and social problems at an early age are the most at risk to repeat offending. T/F | true |
| The racial threat hypothesis contends that young minority males are a greater threat than young white males. T/F | false |
| Most boys are socialized to avoid being violent and aggressive. T/F | false |
| Age is inversely related to criminality. T/F | true |
| One argument with regard to higher crime rates in some regions of the country points to the influx of immigrants. T/F | true |
| Crimes such as murder and rape are cleared at higher rates than property crimes. T/F | true |
| The NIBRS includes all the offenses that occur in an incident, rather than only the most serious offense. T/F | true |
| Gang membership has increased over the past decade. T/F | true |
| In terms of becoming a victim of a violent crime, you are more at risk of being assaulted by someone you know or are in a relationship with. T/F | true |
| Marijuana is the current drug of choice of most high school seniors. T/F | true |
| One problem with the data in the FBI's UCR is the fact that people often lie on self reports. T/F | false |
| A key advantage of the NCVS is its ability to capture offenses that were never reported to the police. T/F | true |
| According to official data, violent offenses are more common than property offenses. T/F | false |
| Arrests and court appearances have been shown to be deterrents to chronic offending. T/F | false |
| Immigrants have significantly ____ rates of incarceration than the average U.S. citizen. | lower |
| Behaviors considered illegal because they run counter to existing moral standards are known as _______ crimes, | public order/victimless |
| Part II crimes are all crimes reported to the FBI except for ______. | traffic violations |
| A crime is said to be ________ when at least one person is arrested or charged with the commission of the offense. | cleared |
| Murder, forcible rape, robbery, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, and aggravated assault make up the FBI'S Part I crimes. T/F | true |
| The view that younger African American males are subject to greater police control when their numbers increase within the population is know as _______ theory. | racial threat |
| ____________ is the term commonly used to describe persistent repeat offenders who organize their lifestyle around criminality. | Career criminal/chronic offender |
| Employee pilferage, bribery, commodities law violations, mail fraud, computer fraud, and embezzlement are examples of ________ crime. | white collar |
| _________ involves the criminal activity of people and organizations whose acknowledged purpose is economic gain through illegal enterprises. | organized crime |
| The _______ view of crime maintains that criminal law is created and enforced by those who hold political and economic power. | conflict |
| People who wage campaigns to control behaviors they view as immoral or wrong are referred to as ________. | moral entrepreneurs |
| _______ are criminal acts directed toward a particular person or members of a group because they share a discernible racial, ethnic, religious, or gender characteristic. | hate crimes |
| The consensus view rests on the assumption that criminal law has a ________ function. | social control |
| ______ is the legal term for theft. | larceny |
| Public order crimes such as prostitution and drug abuse are also referred to as __________ crimes. | victimless |
| _____________ crimes include offenses such as selling narcotics to obtain access to goods and services that are otherwise unobtainable. | instrumental |
| The theory of _________________ suggests that slavery, racism, and destruction of black culture have created a criminal justice system that incarcerates blacks at higher rates than whites. | culture bias |
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