Question 1

Self-report studies generally ask respondents about their own criminal behavior, and do so with the promise of

Accepted Answer

A)  confidentiality. 
B)  anonymity. 
C)  absolution. 
D)  precision. 
A)  confidentiality. 
B)  anonymity. 
C)  absolution. 
D)  precision.

Question 2

Official sources of data for corporate crime are usually found in different federal agencies, such as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 
B)  the National Labor Relations Board, and the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. 
C)  the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 
B)  the National Labor Relations Board, and the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. 
C)  the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration. 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT necessary for a crime to be reported in the UCR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone must perceive an event as criminal. 
B)  Someone must alert the police, who must then agree that it is criminal. 
C)  The report must be reviewed by the offender for accuracy. 
D)  The police must code the event on the proper UCR form and submit the report to the FBI. 
A)  Someone must perceive an event as criminal. 
B)  Someone must alert the police, who must then agree that it is criminal. 
C)  The report must be reviewed by the offender for accuracy. 
D)  The police must code the event on the proper UCR form and submit the report to the FBI.

Question 4

Data for comparative criminological studies is available from official sources, such as

Accepted Answer

A)  the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the International Police Organization. 
B)  the United States Military, and the Transnational Coalition for Human Rights. 
C)  Amnesty International, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 
D)  Police Boosters International, and Prisoners United. 
A)  the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the International Police Organization. 
B)  the United States Military, and the Transnational Coalition for Human Rights. 
C)  Amnesty International, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 
D)  Police Boosters International, and Prisoners United.

Question 5

The word statistics derives from the seventeenth-century English term state-istics which referred to the

Accepted Answer

A)  census bureau's compilation of information regarding the quality of life. 
B)  officially gathered counts of births, deaths, and marriages. 
C)  department of human services trends on state expenditures. 
D)  president's economic forecast for the upcoming fiscal year. 
A)  census bureau's compilation of information regarding the quality of life. 
B)  officially gathered counts of births, deaths, and marriages. 
C)  department of human services trends on state expenditures. 
D)  president's economic forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.

Question 6

NCVS data provide a means to estimate the dark figure of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify, compare, and contrast the two main official sources of crime data in the United States on the following points: who produces the report, what kind of data the report is based on, and the relation of the report to the dark figure.

Accepted Answer

a. UCR is produced by the FBI.
b. UCR is

Question 8

It is possible to know the entire amount of crime in a community, state, or nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Social science researchers have sometimes gone "underground" to observe criminal and deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Problems with the NCVS have included a time-in-sample bias, which is when respondents

Accepted Answer

A)  are victimized repeatedly over the course of their participation. 
B)  become paranoid about "stranger danger" and insist that everyone is out to get them. 
C)  become overly vigilant about crime and take greater precautions for themselves thereby producing a reduced crime victimization trend. 
D)  become experts on crime just by participating. 
A)  are victimized repeatedly over the course of their participation. 
B)  become paranoid about "stranger danger" and insist that everyone is out to get them. 
C)  become overly vigilant about crime and take greater precautions for themselves thereby producing a reduced crime victimization trend. 
D)  become experts on crime just by participating.

Question 11

Self-report studies may be useful as sources of offender-based information, however, they do not illuminate

Accepted Answer

A)  the stereotypes of criminal offenders. 
B)  why class, race, and gender patterns exist in offending behavior. 
C)  why girls are more delinquent than boys. 
D)  the actions each offender engaged in. 
A)  the stereotypes of criminal offenders. 
B)  why class, race, and gender patterns exist in offending behavior. 
C)  why girls are more delinquent than boys. 
D)  the actions each offender engaged in.

Question 12

Although the UCR is the oldest and most important measure of crime in the United States, it is a flawed document. Identify and briefly explain three critiques of the UCR.

Accepted Answer

a. UCR is based on CKP and thus undercou

Question 13

One challenge of comparative criminology is that

Accepted Answer

A)  an "obviously" illegal behavior in one country is also an illegal behavior in most other countries. 
B)  illegal acts in one cultural context may not be viewed as criminal in another cultural context. 
C)  legal acts in the United States are usually illegal in other countries, because of the United States' promise of personal liberty. 
D)  gender issues differ in all countries, so studying male and female criminality would be impossible. 
A)  an "obviously" illegal behavior in one country is also an illegal behavior in most other countries. 
B)  illegal acts in one cultural context may not be viewed as criminal in another cultural context. 
C)  legal acts in the United States are usually illegal in other countries, because of the United States' promise of personal liberty. 
D)  gender issues differ in all countries, so studying male and female criminality would be impossible.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a source of data regarding corporate crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  OSHA 
B)  FDA 
C)  NHTSB 
D)  UCR 
E)  EEOC 
A)  OSHA 
B)  FDA 
C)  NHTSB 
D)  UCR 
E)  EEOC

Question 15

The UCR and the NCVS differ in several respects. Most importantly,

Accepted Answer

A)  the UCR estimates the rate of criminal acts reported to the police, whereas the NCVS estimates the amount of personal victimizations annually. 
B)  the NCVS allows estimates for the "dark figure" of crime, while the UCR does not. 
C)  the NCVS interviews actual victims, whereas the UCR takes only the perspective of the police into consideration. 
D)  All of the above are important differences between these two sources of crime data. 
A)  the UCR estimates the rate of criminal acts reported to the police, whereas the NCVS estimates the amount of personal victimizations annually. 
B)  the NCVS allows estimates for the "dark figure" of crime, while the UCR does not. 
C)  the NCVS interviews actual victims, whereas the UCR takes only the perspective of the police into consideration. 
D)  All of the above are important differences between these two sources of crime data.

Question 16

Crime data are "objective facts" that always indicate precisely how much crime exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The UCR was originally established in

Accepted Answer

A)  1964. 
B)  1987. 
C)  1979. 
D)  1930. 
A)  1964. 
B)  1987. 
C)  1979. 
D)  1930.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a criticism of the UCR?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relies on the legalistic definition of crime. 
B)  It distorts the image of crime by not counting white-collar, corporate, or political crime. 
C)  It may measure police activity rather than crime events. 
D)  It uses a representative sample of criminal events. 
A)  It relies on the legalistic definition of crime. 
B)  It distorts the image of crime by not counting white-collar, corporate, or political crime. 
C)  It may measure police activity rather than crime events. 
D)  It uses a representative sample of criminal events.

Question 19

Austin Porterfield's pioneering research, published in 1946, is a good example of the utility of self-report studies. It showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  despite claims to the contrary, boys and girls offend in a similar manner. 
B)  regarding class status, middle-class and working-class respondents had similar offending patterns. 
C)  despite similar patterns, working-class offenders were much more likely to be processed by the courts than middle-class offenders. 
D)  both b and c are true in Porterfield's study. 
A)  despite claims to the contrary, boys and girls offend in a similar manner. 
B)  regarding class status, middle-class and working-class respondents had similar offending patterns. 
C)  despite similar patterns, working-class offenders were much more likely to be processed by the courts than middle-class offenders. 
D)  both b and c are true in Porterfield's study.

Question 20

Criticism of the UCR include(s)

Accepted Answer

A)  unreported crimes, or the "dark figure" of crime. 
B)  voluntary reporting by police and the potential for manipulation. 
C)  the fact that only the most serious offense is recorded when more than one crime occurs. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  unreported crimes, or the "dark figure" of crime. 
B)  voluntary reporting by police and the potential for manipulation. 
C)  the fact that only the most serious offense is recorded when more than one crime occurs. 
D)  all of the above.

Self-report studies generally ask respondents about their own criminal behavior, and do so with the promise of

Official sources of data for corporate crime are usually found in different federal agencies, such as

Which of the following is NOT necessary for a crime to be reported in the UCR?

Data for comparative criminological studies is available from official sources, such as

The word statistics derives from the seventeenth-century English term state-istics which referred to the

NCVS data provide a means to estimate the dark figure of crime.

Identify, compare, and contrast the two main official sources of crime data in the United States on the following points: who produces the report, what kind of data the report is based on, and the relation of the report to the dark figure.

It is possible to know the entire amount of crime in a community, state, or nation.

Social science researchers have sometimes gone "underground" to observe criminal and deviant behavior.

Problems with the NCVS have included a time-in-sample bias, which is when respondents

Self-report studies may be useful as sources of offender-based information, however, they do not illuminate

Although the UCR is the oldest and most important measure of crime in the United States, it is a flawed document. Identify and briefly explain three critiques of the UCR.

One challenge of comparative criminology is that

Which of the following is not a source of data regarding corporate crime?

The UCR and the NCVS differ in several respects. Most importantly,

Crime data are "objective facts" that always indicate precisely how much crime exists.

The UCR was originally established in

Which of the following is not a criticism of the UCR?

Austin Porterfield's pioneering research, published in 1946, is a good example of the utility of self-report studies. It showed that

Criticism of the UCR include(s)

The Problem of Crime

Social Structure, Anomie, and Crime

Delinquent Subcultures, Subcultures of Delinquency, and the Labeling

Social Learning Theory and Social Control Theort

The Conflict Tradition

Feminist and Critical Criminologies

Inequality, Crime, and Victimization

Property Crime

Interpersonal Violence

White-Collar Crime

Political Crime

Comparative Criminology and Globalization

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Exam 2: The Measurement of Crime

Self-report studies generally ask respondents about their own criminal behavior, and do so with the promise of

Official sources of data for corporate crime are usually found in different federal agencies, such as

Which of the following is NOT necessary for a crime to be reported in the UCR?

Data for comparative criminological studies is available from official sources, such as

The word statistics derives from the seventeenth-century English term state-istics which referred to the

NCVS data provide a means to estimate the dark figure of crime.

Identify, compare, and contrast the two main official sources of crime data in the United States on the following points: who produces the report, what kind of data the report is based on, and the relation of the report to the dark figure.

It is possible to know the entire amount of crime in a community, state, or nation.

Social science researchers have sometimes gone "underground" to observe criminal and deviant behavior.

Problems with the NCVS have included a time-in-sample bias, which is when respondents

Self-report studies may be useful as sources of offender-based information, however, they do not illuminate

Although the UCR is the oldest and most important measure of crime in the United States, it is a flawed document. Identify and briefly explain three critiques of the UCR.

One challenge of comparative criminology is that

Which of the following is not a source of data regarding corporate crime?

The UCR and the NCVS differ in several respects. Most importantly,

Crime data are "objective facts" that always indicate precisely how much crime exists.

The UCR was originally established in

Which of the following is not a criticism of the UCR?

Austin Porterfield's pioneering research, published in 1946, is a good example of the utility of self-report studies. It showed that

Criticism of the UCR include(s)

The Problem of Crime

Social Structure, Anomie, and Crime

Delinquent Subcultures, Subcultures of Delinquency, and the Labeling

Social Learning Theory and Social Control Theort

The Conflict Tradition

Feminist and Critical Criminologies

Inequality, Crime, and Victimization

Property Crime

Interpersonal Violence

White-Collar Crime

Political Crime

Comparative Criminology and Globalization

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