Exam 2: Measuring and Explaining Crime

There are seven Part II offenses listed in the UCR.

Crime is an overwhelmingly male activity.

Prescription drugs are the most widely abused drugs after marijuana.

________is the criminal act of causing fear in another person by repeatedly subjecting that person to unwanted or threatening attention.

"If I leave my house early then I will never miss the bus." This is an example of a(n):

__________states that lying, stealing, bullying, and other conduct problems that occur in childhood are the strongest predictors of future criminal behavior.

____________is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior.

The UCR comprises agency data that represents _______of the American population.

Gambling is considered to be a white-collar crime.

Robbery is considered a violent crime.

Women are much more likely to be victims of intimate partner violence.

A correlation between variables means that one variable causes change in another variable.

_______________________ subscribe to the continuity theory of crime, which essentially says that once negative behavior patterns have been established, they cannot be changed.

Jack Katz (Seduction of Crime) stated that:

Discuss social process theories. Include descriptions of two particular theories found within this school of criminology.

What are criminological theories primarily concerned with?

The dark figure of crime refers to those offenses that are committed, but are unknown to the police.

A theory of crime in which offenders weigh the possible benefits of criminal activity against the costs of being apprehended is:

Which one is NOT one of the characteristics of someone with low self control?

List and discuss the six different main categories of crime.