Exam 2: The Nature and Measurement of Crime

ask crime victims about their experiences.

This involves the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.

Often, people who fear crime the most are those least in danger of encountering it.

Motor vehicle theft involves anything with a motor.

What is the advantage of the NIBRS over the UCR?

The FBI classifies murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as .

Give four reasons why measuring corporate and white-collar crime is a difficult task.

Which is not a reason that a victim would not report an offense?

One method for trying to understand the level of unreported crime is victimization surveys.

The most severe penalties are reserved for those who commit offenses against the public order.

This involves the unlawful taking of another person's property.

Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse, that is forced on another person without his or her consent, usually under threat of harm, is called .

The NIBRS gathers data on only the major criminal act committed within a set of criminal acts.

The advantage of the NIBRS over the UCR is that it allows law enforcement to precisely identify .

There are three sources of error in the Uniform Crime Reports.

Homicides of a sequence of victims committed in three or more separate events over a period of time is .

The UCR provides good measures of what the police do. Victimization surveys provide the perspective of those who have suffered some loss. What is the advantage of self-report studies?

Name two of three logistical obstacles to the effective and efficient measurement of crime.