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Criminology chpt 2
Criminology Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ____________ is responsible for compiling the large database of statistics known as the Uniform Crime Report. | FBI |
| The best known and most widely cited source of official criminal statistics is known as: | Uniform Crime Report |
| Which of the following crimes has the highest clearance rate because of arrests? | murder |
| A research approach that asks participants, often prisoners, to describe their recent and lifetime criminal activity is termed: | self-report surveys |
| The Richmond, Virginia Police Department used to identify and target locations associated with increased random gunfire during the previous year’s New Year’s Eve holiday in order to deploy police | Data mining |
| Observing a group of people who share a like characteristic, especially over time, is termed: | cohort research |
| If criminologists want to see the direct effect of one factor on another, such as determining whether playing violent video games will cause players to act aggressively, they conduct: | experimental research |
| 1. Because cohort research is extremely difficult and time-consuming, another approach is to take an intact cohort from the past and collect data from their educational, family, police, and hospital records. This research format is known as a/an: | retrospective cohort study |
| 1. Although differences between the UCR and the NCVS abound, the greatest distinction between the two is: | a. the ability of the NCVS to measure unreported crime. |
| 1. When measured with UCR data, official statistics indicate that crime rates in inner cities and high poverty areas are generally compared to wealthier, higher class neighborhoods. | higher |
| 1. Because of the amount of disposable income at this time of the month, crime rates may be higher. | first day of the month |
| 1. The phrase “the ecology of crime” refers which of the following variables? | season and crime |
| 1. The masculine hypothesis, which stated that most female crime was committed by more masculine females who possessed male traits, was developed by: | Cesare Lombroso. |
| 1. Policy in which offenders convicted of three felony offenses receive a mandatory life sentence. | three strikes law |
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