Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime

Most crimes occur in July and August, with the exception of murder, which occurs frequently in:

One way in which crimes are cleared is through arrest.

When measured with UCR data, official statistics indicate that crime rates in inner cities and high-poverty areas are generally _______________ compared to wealthier, higher-class neighborhoods.

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

Most self-report studies tend to focus on juvenile offending.

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

True experiments, using all of the elements of the scientific method, are very common in criminology.

For every one murder perpetrated by a female, how many murders are perpetrated by males?

A person who continually violates the law and shapes his or her life around the concept of criminality is referred to as a "passive-life criminal."

One area of examination regarding race is the dissolution of family and low employment rates of minorities, and their relationship to crime.

According to recent UCR data, which statement is most accurate?

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

Wolfgang and colleagues found that chronic offenders consist of about 36 percent of the population, but account for 92 percent of the offending.

The FBI's  __________________ is the best known and most widely cited source of official criminal statistics.

__________ crimes are associated with those living in poverty who engage in disproportionate amounts of rape and assault as a means of expressing their rage, frustration, and anger against society.

Survey data derived from all age, race, gender, and income characteristics measured simultaneously is referred to as a cross-sectional study.

Explain Wolfgang et al's research on chronic offending. What are some implications of this research?

The idea that those who offend early in life and commit more serious crimes in adolescence will continue to offend as adults is known as:

Traditionally, about ______________ percent of all reported index crimes are cleared by arrest each year.

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) began in 1973 and is one of the most comprehensive methods of data collection on victimization in the United States.