Exam 3: Crime Statistics and the Distribution of Crime

Theories of crime causation often are grounded in crime statistics.

Which policy supports the notion of a career criminal?

When explaining female crime, the suggestion that daughters are more closely controlled by a patriarchal family is proposed by

The UCR can be used by law enforcement agencies for political manipulation.

A habitual offender is often referred to as a

Data for the Uniform Crime Reports are reported to the _________________________ by state and local law enforcement agencies.

Research that involves collecting information over a number of years and analyzing trends is.

The Hierarchical rule states that only the most serious offense gets reported.

Race is the personal characteristic that is the best predictor of involvement in criminal activity.

A major weakness of self-reported data that researchers are concerned with is memory decay.