Exam 2: Measuring and Explaining Crime

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.

The "dark figure of crime" appears to be:

Which theory believes that deviant behavior is more likely in communities where social institutions such as the family, schools, and the criminal justice system fail to exert control over the population?

The ___________________________ refers to the actual amount of crime that takes place.

In the twentieth century crime declined most between ______.

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) reports on three measurements.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Social conflict theories say that the "labeling" of someone as a delinquent increases the chance that the person will see himself or herself as a delinquent and continue with criminal behaviors.

The theory that certain people are more likely to be subject to criminal activity because of past victimization is ___________________.

Trait theorists believe that crime is best addressed by punishing criminal offenders.

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?