Exam 2: Measuring and Explaining Crime

In what form of data collection are persons asked directly,through personal interviews or questionnaires or over the telephone,about specific criminal activity to which they may have been a party?

Victimology is a school of criminology that studies why certain people are the victims of crimes and the optimal role for victims in the criminal justice system.

__________ suggests that a lack of social control,as provided by entities such as the family or school,can lead to antisocial behavior.

According to Wolfgang,Figlio,and Sellin,what percent of juvenile offenders has been shown to be responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime?

A delinquent or criminal who commits multiple offenses and is considered part of a small group of wrongdoers who are responsible for a majority of the antisocial activity in any given community is a: