Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime
Exam 1: Crime and Criminology110 Questions
Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime120 Questions
Exam 3: Victims and Victimization113 Questions
Exam 4: Rational Choice Theory118 Questions
Exam 5: Trait Theories117 Questions
Exam 6: Social Structure Theories111 Questions
Exam 7: Social Process Theories: Socialization and Society116 Questions
Exam 8: Social Conflict, Critical Criminology, and Restorative Justice113 Questions
Exam 9: Developmental Theories: Life Course, Latent Trait, and Trajectory111 Questions
Exam 10: Interpersonal Violence120 Questions
Exam 11: Political Crime and Terrorism113 Questions
Exam 12: Property Crime118 Questions
Exam 13: Enterprise Crime: White-Collar, Green-Collar, and Transnational Organized Crime124 Questions
Exam 14: Public Order Crime: Sex and Substance Abuse117 Questions
Exam 15: Crimes of the New Millennium: Cybercrime113 Questions
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One of the most important findings of the cohort studies discussed in the text is that:
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A controversial law in the state of ________________________ allows for law enforcement to stop or detain individuals they believe are in violation of immigration laws.
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Self-report data appear to be more stable than the UCR and NCVS indicate.
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Because cohort research is extremely difficult and time-consuming, another approach is to take an intact cohort from the past and collect data from their educational, family, police, and hospital records, which is known as a(n) _____ study.
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The assumption that those who commit deviant acts at a young age are more likely to offend as adults is referred to as ________________.
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What impact and influence has the discovery of the chronic offender had on the field of criminology?
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Discuss the relationship between crime and social class and the economy. Explain each of the views associated with this relationship.
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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:
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Crime maps are used to create graphic representations of the spatial geography of crime.
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Kids who have been exposed to a variety of personal and social problems at an early age are most at risk to repeat offending later in life.
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Part I crimes are also referred to as _____________ and include murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, and _____________.
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A _______ is one that uses an intact cohort of known offenders and looks back into their early life experiences by checking their educational, family, police, and hospital records.
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Describe how the UCR is compiled and the validity concerns associated with this method of measuring crime.
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___________________ is referred to as the selection of a limited number of people from a larger group for study.
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The belief that lower rates of criminal offending by females can be explained by their second-class standing in society is explained by:
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Deviance in adolescence is fueled by a need for money and sex and is reinforced by close peer relationships.
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The eight serious and frequent crimes the FBI reports on annually, which include crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery, are referred to as __________________.
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MTF data indicate that the number of people who break the law is far lower than the number projected by official statistics.
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The hypothesis that teens and kids commit crime in groups more often than they act individually is known as the _____ hypothesis.
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