Question 1

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's _______________ is the best known and most widely cited source of official criminal statistics.

Accepted Answer

Uniform Crime Report

Question 2

Validity issues impact the UCR.Which of the following represents a validity concern/s for this data collection method?

Accepted Answer

A) reporting practices 
B) methodological problems 
C) reporting practices and law enforcement practices 
D) reporting practices,methodological problems,and law enforcement practices 
A) reporting practices 
B) methodological problems 
C) reporting practices and law enforcement practices 
D) reporting practices,methodological problems,and law enforcement practices D

Question 3

Describe how the Uniform Crime Report is compiled and the validity concerns associated with this method of measuring crime.

Accepted Answer

-The FBI compiles part I/index crimes reported on a monthly basis by local law enforcement departments and the number of arrests made by police agencies.
-Part I crimes: murder and non-negligent manslaughter,forcible rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,larceny,arson,and motor vehicle theft.
-The UCR uses three methods to express crime data: number of crimes,crime rates,and changes in rate over crime over time.
-Validity issues include: reporting practices,law enforcement practices and methodological issues.

Question 4

Criminologists conduct research to:

Accepted Answer

A) measure the nature and extent of criminal behavior 
B) meet requirements set forth by state legislatures 
C) gain recognition as criminologists 
D) meet requirements set forth by the federal government 
A) measure the nature and extent of criminal behavior 
B) meet requirements set forth by state legislatures 
C) gain recognition as criminologists 
D) meet requirements set forth by the federal government

Question 5

The ____________________ phenomenon indicates that those who begin their delinquent careers early and who commit serious violent crimes throughout adolescence are the most likely to persist in crime as adults.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ phenomenon indicates that those who...

Question 6

Violent crimes are more likely to be solved than property crimes because police devote more resources to these more serious acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the use of experiments in criminology/criminal justice research.What are the elements of a true experiment? How do criminologists overcome missing elements? What is the feasbility of experimental research in the field?

Accepted Answer

-True experiments usually have three ele

Question 8

Part I crimes are also referred to as ___ and include: murder,forcible rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,motor vehicle theft,larceny,and ___.

Accepted Answer

A) indices,embezzlement 
B) indices,arson 
C) index crimes,arson 
D) index crimes,embezzlement 
A) indices,embezzlement 
B) indices,arson 
C) index crimes,arson 
D) index crimes,embezzlement

Question 9

When researchers want a survey to focus on a particular group of people or to be representative of all members of society they conduct:

Accepted Answer

A) self-report research 
B) cross-sectional research 
C) aggregate data research 
D) experimental research 
A) self-report research 
B) cross-sectional research 
C) aggregate data research 
D) experimental research

Question 10

The true relationship between class and crime is difficult to determine because economic conditions and social opportunities may obscure effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss the age-crime connection.Who,in general,is most likely to commit a crime? When would they commit it? Why?

Accepted Answer

-There is general agreement that age is

Question 12

According to Zimring and Hawkins,what is the single most significant factor separating the crime problem in the United States from the rest of the developed world?

Accepted Answer

A) lack of social opportunities 
B) handguns and associated lethal violence 
C) poverty 
D) illegal immigrants 
A) lack of social opportunities 
B) handguns and associated lethal violence 
C) poverty 
D) illegal immigrants

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not a potential explanation for the marked increase in crimes committed by females?

Accepted Answer

A) Police willingness to arrest girls for minor crimes 
B) Police are making more arrests for crimes which occur at school and in the home 
C) Police are more likely to use their discretion to help females. 
D) Police are attempting to be "gender neutral". 
A) Police willingness to arrest girls for minor crimes 
B) Police are making more arrests for crimes which occur at school and in the home 
C) Police are more likely to use their discretion to help females. 
D) Police are attempting to be "gender neutral".

Question 14

In the 1970s,liberal feminist theory focused attention on the social and economic role of women in society and its relationship to female crime rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What theory or hypothesis focused attention on the social and economic role of women in society and its relationship to female crime rates?

Accepted Answer

A) gender theory 
B) the masculinity hypothesis 
C) the chivalry hypothesis 
D) liberal feminist theory 
A) gender theory 
B) the masculinity hypothesis 
C) the chivalry hypothesis 
D) liberal feminist theory

Question 16

The most recent research dispute the ____________ hypothesis and suggests the great bulk of youth crime is a solo act.

Accepted Answer

A) co-offending 
B) age-crime 
C) masculinity 
D) chivalry 
A) co-offending 
B) age-crime 
C) masculinity 
D) chivalry

Question 17

Among the factors that influence crime trends are the availability of legalized abortion,firearms,and quality health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Monitoring the Future (MTF)data indicate that the number of people who break the law is far greater than the number projected by official statistics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

____________ refers to the process of selecting for study a limited number of subjects who are representative of entire groups sharing similar characteristics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ refers to the process of selecting...

Question 20

What is a cohort?

Accepted Answer

A) a group of people who share a like characteristic 
B) a group of people who have been identified as offenders 
C) a group of people who have been identified as "aging out" 
D) a group of people who share the same living environment 
A) a group of people who share a like characteristic 
B) a group of people who have been identified as offenders 
C) a group of people who have been identified as "aging out" 
D) a group of people who share the same living environment

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's _______________ is the best known and most widely cited source of official criminal statistics.

Validity issues impact the UCR.Which of the following represents a validity concern/s for this data collection method?

Describe how the Uniform Crime Report is compiled and the validity concerns associated with this method of measuring crime.

Criminologists conduct research to:

The ____________________ phenomenon indicates that those who begin their delinquent careers early and who commit serious violent crimes throughout adolescence are the most likely to persist in crime as adults.

Violent crimes are more likely to be solved than property crimes because police devote more resources to these more serious acts.

Discuss the use of experiments in criminology/criminal justice research.What are the elements of a true experiment? How do criminologists overcome missing elements? What is the feasbility of experimental research in the field?

Part I crimes are also referred to as _ and include: murder,forcible rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,motor vehicle theft,larceny,and _.

When researchers want a survey to focus on a particular group of people or to be representative of all members of society they conduct:

The true relationship between class and crime is difficult to determine because economic conditions and social opportunities may obscure effects.

Discuss the age-crime connection.Who,in general,is most likely to commit a crime? When would they commit it? Why?

According to Zimring and Hawkins,what is the single most significant factor separating the crime problem in the United States from the rest of the developed world?

Which of the following statements is not a potential explanation for the marked increase in crimes committed by females?

In the 1970s,liberal feminist theory focused attention on the social and economic role of women in society and its relationship to female crime rates.

What theory or hypothesis focused attention on the social and economic role of women in society and its relationship to female crime rates?

The most recent research dispute the ____________ hypothesis and suggests the great bulk of youth crime is a solo act.

Among the factors that influence crime trends are the availability of legalized abortion,firearms,and quality health care.

Monitoring the Future (MTF)data indicate that the number of people who break the law is far greater than the number projected by official statistics.

____________ refers to the process of selecting for study a limited number of subjects who are representative of entire groups sharing similar characteristics.

What is a cohort?

Crime and Criminology

Victims and Victimization

Rational Choice Theory

Trait Theories

Social Structure Theories

Social Process Theories

Social Conflict, critical Criminology, and Restorative Justice

Developmental Theories

Interpersonal Violence

Political Crime and Terrorism

Property Crime

Enterprise Crime

Public Order Crime

Crimes of the New Millennium

The Criminal Justice System

Police and the Courts

Punishment and Correction

Filters

Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's _______________ is the best known and most widely cited source of official criminal statistics.

Validity issues impact the UCR.Which of the following represents a validity concern/s for this data collection method?

Describe how the Uniform Crime Report is compiled and the validity concerns associated with this method of measuring crime.

Criminologists conduct research to:

The ____________________ phenomenon indicates that those who begin their delinquent careers early and who commit serious violent crimes throughout adolescence are the most likely to persist in crime as adults.

Violent crimes are more likely to be solved than property crimes because police devote more resources to these more serious acts.

Discuss the use of experiments in criminology/criminal justice research.What are the elements of a true experiment? How do criminologists overcome missing elements? What is the feasbility of experimental research in the field?

Part I crimes are also referred to as ___ and include: murder,forcible rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,motor vehicle theft,larceny,and ___.

When researchers want a survey to focus on a particular group of people or to be representative of all members of society they conduct:

The true relationship between class and crime is difficult to determine because economic conditions and social opportunities may obscure effects.

Discuss the age-crime connection.Who,in general,is most likely to commit a crime? When would they commit it? Why?

According to Zimring and Hawkins,what is the single most significant factor separating the crime problem in the United States from the rest of the developed world?

Which of the following statements is not a potential explanation for the marked increase in crimes committed by females?

In the 1970s,liberal feminist theory focused attention on the social and economic role of women in society and its relationship to female crime rates.

What theory or hypothesis focused attention on the social and economic role of women in society and its relationship to female crime rates?

The most recent research dispute the ____________ hypothesis and suggests the great bulk of youth crime is a solo act.

Among the factors that influence crime trends are the availability of legalized abortion,firearms,and quality health care.

Monitoring the Future (MTF)data indicate that the number of people who break the law is far greater than the number projected by official statistics.

____________ refers to the process of selecting for study a limited number of subjects who are representative of entire groups sharing similar characteristics.

What is a cohort?

Crime and Criminology

Victims and Victimization

Rational Choice Theory

Trait Theories

Social Structure Theories

Social Process Theories

Social Conflict, critical Criminology, and Restorative Justice

Developmental Theories

Interpersonal Violence

Political Crime and Terrorism

Property Crime

Enterprise Crime

Public Order Crime

Crimes of the New Millennium

The Criminal Justice System

Police and the Courts

Punishment and Correction

Filters

Part I crimes are also referred to as _ and include: murder,forcible rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,motor vehicle theft,larceny,and _.