Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime

What is self-report data? Discuss the use and accuracy of self-report data.

This view holds that the best predictor of future criminality is past criminality.

Most reported crimes occur during the months of August and ______________.

The belief that as the percentage of minorities increases in a population, so does the added attention and stress placed on this group by police presence, is known as _________________.

The fact that low rates of offending are noticeable with females because of the idea that the criminal justice system treats them lightly is referred to as the _____________________.

According to the ____ hypothesis, the criminality of females is masked because of the generally benevolent and protective attitude toward women in our society.

While boys and girls offend at drastically different rates, psychologists have found no measurable differences in their verbal abilities or visual-spatial abilities.

What is the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)? How is it different from the UCR?

The hypothesis that teens and kids commit crime in groups more often than they act individually is known as the:

The ___________________ is responsible for compiling the large database of statistics known as the Uniform Crime Report.

If criminologists want to see the direct effect of one factor on another, such as determining whether playing violent video games will cause players to act aggressively, they conduct:

Mandatory sentencing and three-strikes legislation are two ways in which states combat the problem of chronic offenders.

A retroactive cohort study is one that uses an intact cohort of known offenders and looks back at their early offending and other characteristics such as education and income status.

Crimes are cleared in two ways: through arrest, charging, and being turned over to the court or through _________________

According to statistics in the text, how many gang members are in the United States?

Explain what is meant by the aging-out process.

The Uniform Crime Report is an annual survey of crime victims.

Observing a group of people who share a like characteristic, especially over time, is termed:

The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft is known as a ____________________.

The assumption that those who commit deviant acts at a young age are more likely to offend as adults is referred to as ________________.