Question 1

For fear of being sued, governmental agencies rarely keep records that document their actions and areas of responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

DAWN is based on units of analysis that are:

Accepted Answer

A)  directly related to the use of drugs 
B)  indirectly linked to criminal offenses 
C)  directly reported to the survey by the offender 
D)  indirectly related by the victim 
A)  directly related to the use of drugs 
B)  indirectly linked to criminal offenses 
C)  directly reported to the survey by the offender 
D)  indirectly related by the victim B

Question 3

Measures of crime are said to be selective. In what way is the ADAM program selective as a measure of drug use?

Accepted Answer

A)  it operated in a relatively small number of cities 
B)  it includes only arrested persons 
C)  it includes voluntary interviews and testing 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it operated in a relatively small number of cities 
B)  it includes only arrested persons 
C)  it includes voluntary interviews and testing 
D)  all of the above D

Question 4

The NCVS potentially underestimates incidents in which

Accepted Answer

A)  the victim and offender are strangers 
B)  the victim and offender are out of the country 
C)  the victim and offender know each other 
D)  the victim and offender are far apart in age 
A)  the victim and offender are strangers 
B)  the victim and offender are out of the country 
C)  the victim and offender know each other 
D)  the victim and offender are far apart in age

Question 5

Incident-based measures have great potential for criminal justice research, especially since the coverage of __________ continues to increase.

Accepted Answer

A)  NIBRS 
B)  NCVS 
C)  SHR 
D)  BJS 
A)  NIBRS 
B)  NCVS 
C)  SHR 
D)  BJS

Question 6

Police measurement of crime is imperfect because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people do not always report crimes to the police 
B)  police do not always record crimes that become known to them 
C)  police do not always record crimes that they observe 
D)  all of the above 
A)  people do not always report crimes to the police 
B)  police do not always record crimes that become known to them 
C)  police do not always record crimes that they observe 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following crimes are detected almost exclusively by police observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  traffic offenses 
B)  victimless crimes 
C)  drug sales 
D)  all of the above 
A)  traffic offenses 
B)  victimless crimes 
C)  drug sales 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

At a minimum, crimes need to have a(n)  __________  to be considered a crime.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At a minimum, crimes need to have...

Question 9

Which of the following is referred to as a summary-based measure of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  UCR 
B)  NCVS 
C)  NIBRS 
D)  ADAM 
A)  UCR 
B)  NCVS 
C)  NIBRS 
D)  ADAM

Question 10

When crimes are selectively reported to police and selectively recorded by police, this falls under which method of reporting crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  UCR 
B)  Incident based reports 
C)  NCVS 
D)  NIBRS 
A)  UCR 
B)  Incident based reports 
C)  NCVS 
D)  NIBRS

Question 11

Police reports based on individual crime incidents are

Accepted Answer

A)  inadmissible evidence 
B)  persuasive accounts 
C)  incident-based measures 
D)  fully operationalized 
A)  inadmissible evidence 
B)  persuasive accounts 
C)  incident-based measures 
D)  fully operationalized

Question 12

Unlike the UCR, NIBRS does not implement:

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher level of sophistication in reporting 
B)  the hierarchy rule 
C)  single-time reporting 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a higher level of sophistication in reporting 
B)  the hierarchy rule 
C)  single-time reporting 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Drug episodes are defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive use of drugs during a certain time frame 
B)  withdrawal from a certain drug that lasts for an extended period 
C)  visits to a hospital emergency room that are produced by or directly related to the use of illegal drugs or nonmedical use of drugs 
D)  lengthy periods of drug use exceeding one year 
A)  excessive use of drugs during a certain time frame 
B)  withdrawal from a certain drug that lasts for an extended period 
C)  visits to a hospital emergency room that are produced by or directly related to the use of illegal drugs or nonmedical use of drugs 
D)  lengthy periods of drug use exceeding one year

Question 14

What is considered a major drawback to the accuracy of NCVS data?

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not explain all crime that goes unreported 
B)  it does not allow the estimate of victimizations for individual cities 
C)  it is not a thorough as UCR 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it does not explain all crime that goes unreported 
B)  it does not allow the estimate of victimizations for individual cities 
C)  it is not a thorough as UCR 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Researchers must decide on offenses, units, and purposes before specifying measures of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Crimes must at a minimum have an offender, because without an offender there is no crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Compare and contrast UCR and NCVS with respect to the type of crime data they collect and how they collect it. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Accepted Answer

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) progra

Question 18

Methods of reporting crime are never updated and have been continually used since their inception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is used to gather data for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

Accepted Answer

A)  households 
B)  schools 
C)  doctors 
D)  prisons 
A)  households 
B)  schools 
C)  doctors 
D)  prisons

Question 20

Discuss the validity and reliability of self-report measures.

Accepted Answer

Self-report measures are commonly used i

For fear of being sued, governmental agencies rarely keep records that document their actions and areas of responsibility.

DAWN is based on units of analysis that are:

Measures of crime are said to be selective. In what way is the ADAM program selective as a measure of drug use?

The NCVS potentially underestimates incidents in which

Incident-based measures have great potential for criminal justice research, especially since the coverage of __________ continues to increase.

Police measurement of crime is imperfect because:

Which of the following crimes are detected almost exclusively by police observation?

At a minimum, crimes need to have a(n) __________ to be considered a crime.

Which of the following is referred to as a summary-based measure of crime?

When crimes are selectively reported to police and selectively recorded by police, this falls under which method of reporting crime?

Police reports based on individual crime incidents are

Unlike the UCR, NIBRS does not implement:

Drug episodes are defined as:

What is considered a major drawback to the accuracy of NCVS data?

Researchers must decide on offenses, units, and purposes before specifying measures of crime.

Crimes must at a minimum have an offender, because without an offender there is no crime.

Compare and contrast UCR and NCVS with respect to the type of crime data they collect and how they collect it. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Methods of reporting crime are never updated and have been continually used since their inception.

Which of the following is used to gather data for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

Discuss the validity and reliability of self-report measures.

Crime Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Foundations of Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues in Research Design

Concepts Operationalization and Measurement

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Observation

Agency Records Content Analysis and Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting Data

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Exam 6: Measuring Crime

For fear of being sued, governmental agencies rarely keep records that document their actions and areas of responsibility.

DAWN is based on units of analysis that are:

Measures of crime are said to be selective. In what way is the ADAM program selective as a measure of drug use?

The NCVS potentially underestimates incidents in which

Incident-based measures have great potential for criminal justice research, especially since the coverage of __________ continues to increase.

Police measurement of crime is imperfect because:

Which of the following crimes are detected almost exclusively by police observation?

At a minimum, crimes need to have a(n) __________ to be considered a crime.

Which of the following is referred to as a summary-based measure of crime?

When crimes are selectively reported to police and selectively recorded by police, this falls under which method of reporting crime?

Police reports based on individual crime incidents are

Unlike the UCR, NIBRS does not implement:

Drug episodes are defined as:

What is considered a major drawback to the accuracy of NCVS data?

Researchers must decide on offenses, units, and purposes before specifying measures of crime.

Crimes must at a minimum have an offender, because without an offender there is no crime.

Compare and contrast UCR and NCVS with respect to the type of crime data they collect and how they collect it. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Methods of reporting crime are never updated and have been continually used since their inception.

Which of the following is used to gather data for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

Discuss the validity and reliability of self-report measures.

Crime Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Foundations of Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues in Research Design

Concepts Operationalization and Measurement

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Observation

Agency Records Content Analysis and Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting Data

Filters