Exam 3: The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Self-report data is provided by victims.

When is crime generally higher?

According to Sigmund Freud,who would commit crime due to penis envy?

The NCVS contacts approximately 80,000 households each year.

Which of the following is a Part II offense?

Crime rates vary according to location,season and climate,and demographic factors such as gender,race and social class.This is referred to as _____.

Homicide,rape,robbery,and aggravated assault are classified as _____ crime.

Around what age does crime peak and then begin to decline?

Typically,how does a crime become known to the police?

Teenagers have a higher fear of crime than the elderly.

The UCR diverts attention from white-collar crime.

Which of the following is not a common critique of self-reports?

Beginning in the 1960s,explanations focusing on a ______ (e.g.,attitudes approving violence)and on deficiencies in African-American family structure became popular.

The primary source of US crime statistics is the _____.

Men account for approximately ___ percent of violent crime arrests.

Property crime peaks during the _____ months.

Better known as _____ offenders,these offenders often continue their offending into adulthood as they enter criminal careers.

As with gender,racial arrests statistics may reflect _____ more than racial differences in actual offending.

Which of the following is true regarding social class and crime?

The primary source of US crime statistics is the Uniform Crime Reports.