Question 1

There has since been a huge increase in the number of recorded incidents, especially from the late 1990s

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

For a crime to be registered in official data four things need to happen: which four?

Accepted Answer

A) Recognition by a victim or possibly a witness that a potentially criminal incident has taken place 
B) Reporting of that incident to the police 
C) An independent assessment of the potential crime 
D) Acknowledgement by the police that a potentially criminal incident has occurred 
E) Recording by police of the incident as an alleged crime 
A) Recognition by a victim or possibly a witness that a potentially criminal incident has taken place 
B) Reporting of that incident to the police 
C) An independent assessment of the potential crime 
D) Acknowledgement by the police that a potentially criminal incident has occurred 
E) Recording by police of the incident as an alleged crime A, B, D, E

Question 3

Crime science is not without its detractors - which of these are common criticisms:

Accepted Answer

A) it lacks internal coherency 
B) it misrepresents the criminal classes 
C) it eradicates the need for interpretive understanding 
D) it ignores facts at the expense of values 
E) it erroneously claims value-free objectivity 
A) it lacks internal coherency 
B) it misrepresents the criminal classes 
C) it eradicates the need for interpretive understanding 
D) it ignores facts at the expense of values 
E) it erroneously claims value-free objectivity A, E

Question 4

Joel Best (2001) argues that people respond to statistics in three distinct ways. Which three are they?

Accepted Answer

A) The ´awestruck´ 
B) The ´novice´ 
C) The ´naive´ 
D) The ´cynical´ 
E) The ´professional´ 
A) The ´awestruck´ 
B) The ´novice´ 
C) The ´naive´ 
D) The ´cynical´ 
E) The ´professional´

Question 5

The first national crime victimization survey in Britain was the British Crime Survey (BCS) When was this first carried out?

Accepted Answer

A) 1962 
B) 1972 
C) 1982 
D) 1992 
E) 2002 
A) 1962 
B) 1972 
C) 1982 
D) 1992 
E) 2002

Question 6

Young people ages 6-12 are most victimized (compared to other age groups)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why does crime science come in for criticism?

Accepted Answer

Crime science can come in for criticism

Question 8

Best (2001) argued that people respond to statistics in three ways:

Accepted Answer

A) Skepticism, Naive, and Awestruck 
B) Awestruck, Naive, and Cynical 
C) Critical, Awestruck, and Neutral 
D) Awestruck, Neutral, and Contemplating 
A) Skepticism, Naive, and Awestruck 
B) Awestruck, Naive, and Cynical 
C) Critical, Awestruck, and Neutral 
D) Awestruck, Neutral, and Contemplating

Question 9

Mixed methods are increasingly favoured among those involved in evaluation research and evidence-based policy-making

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why are recorded crime statistics not the product of a neutral fact-collecting process?

Accepted Answer

Recorded crime statistics are not the pr

Question 11

Which of the following is FALSE regarding crime and punishment in Colonial Williamsburg?

Accepted Answer

A) In 1462, a 17 year old boy was hanged for bestiality with several animals. 
B) In the 1600s, someone charged with "buggery" -- or bestiality with several animals -- faced execution, along with the animals being executed as well. 
C) Homosexuality was a crime that faced public punishment (i.e., publicly whipped) 
D) Criminals, mostly women, faced possible death when punished with the ducking stool. 
A) In 1462, a 17 year old boy was hanged for bestiality with several animals. 
B) In the 1600s, someone charged with "buggery" -- or bestiality with several animals -- faced execution, along with the animals being executed as well. 
C) Homosexuality was a crime that faced public punishment (i.e., publicly whipped) 
D) Criminals, mostly women, faced possible death when punished with the ducking stool.

Question 12

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the two crime measures used in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A) Both measures were created in 1983 to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigations in collecting statistical data. 
B) The Uniform Crime Report reports both official police reports and victims who are surveyed by non-governmental organizations. 
C) The National Crime Victimization Survey is conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. 
D) The National Crime Victimization Survey collects data on crimes against people 12 and older. 
A) Both measures were created in 1983 to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigations in collecting statistical data. 
B) The Uniform Crime Report reports both official police reports and victims who are surveyed by non-governmental organizations. 
C) The National Crime Victimization Survey is conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. 
D) The National Crime Victimization Survey collects data on crimes against people 12 and older.

Question 13

What does NCRS stand for?

Accepted Answer

A) National Crime Rural Statistics 
B) Non-Criminal Reporting Statistics 
C) National Criminology Research Studies 
D) National Crime Reporting Standard 
E) Normal Crime Reports Submitted 
A) National Crime Rural Statistics 
B) Non-Criminal Reporting Statistics 
C) National Criminology Research Studies 
D) National Crime Reporting Standard 
E) Normal Crime Reports Submitted

Question 14

___________ refers to crime that has not been reported or recorded to police.

Accepted Answer

A) Iceberg figure 
B) Midnight figure 
C) Dark figure 
D) Invisible figure 
E) UCR figure 
A) Iceberg figure 
B) Midnight figure 
C) Dark figure 
D) Invisible figure 
E) UCR figure

Question 15

_______________ refers to that in which transforms plausible ideas of reality into hypotheses, often employing observation, measurement, replication, and verification (validity)

Accepted Answer

A) Epistemology 
B) Science 
C) Scientific method 
D) Power and Knowledge 
A) Epistemology 
B) Science 
C) Scientific method 
D) Power and Knowledge

Question 16

There has since been a huge increase in the recorded violent crime rates, especially from the late 1990s to present.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Crime is disproportionately committed by males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why is experimental criminology problematic for many sociologists?

Accepted Answer

Experimental criminology is problematic

Question 19

_______ refers to research that tends to sensitize concepts as a basis for fundamental understanding (verstehen)

Accepted Answer

A) Quantitative research 
B) Scientific research 
C) Quasi-quantitative research 
D) Qualitative research 
A) Quantitative research 
B) Scientific research 
C) Quasi-quantitative research 
D) Qualitative research

Exam 3: Researching Crime

There has since been a huge increase in the number of recorded incidents, especially from the late 1990s

For a crime to be registered in official data four things need to happen: which four?

Crime science is not without its detractors - which of these are common criticisms:

Joel Best (2001) argues that people respond to statistics in three distinct ways. Which three are they?

The first national crime victimization survey in Britain was the British Crime Survey (BCS) When was this first carried out?

Young people ages 6-12 are most victimized (compared to other age groups)

Why does crime science come in for criticism?

Best (2001) argued that people respond to statistics in three ways:

Mixed methods are increasingly favoured among those involved in evaluation research and evidence-based policy-making

Why are recorded crime statistics not the product of a neutral fact-collecting process?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding crime and punishment in Colonial Williamsburg?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the two crime measures used in the United States:

What does NCRS stand for?

___________ refers to crime that has not been reported or recorded to police.

_______________ refers to that in which transforms plausible ideas of reality into hypotheses, often employing observation, measurement, replication, and verification (validity)

There has since been a huge increase in the recorded violent crime rates, especially from the late 1990s to present.

Crime is disproportionately committed by males.

Why is experimental criminology problematic for many sociologists?

_______ refers to research that tends to sensitize concepts as a basis for fundamental understanding (verstehen)

Introduction

Histories of Crime

Enlightenment and Early Traditions

Early Sociological Thinking About Crime

Radicalizing Traditions: Marxism, Feminism and Foucault

Crime, Social Theory and Social Change

Crime, Place and Space

Victims and Victimization

Life Course Criminology

Theft, Fraud and Other Property Crimes

Crime, Sexuality and Gender

Crime, the Emotions and Social Psychology

Organised Crime

Corporate Crime and Crimes of the Powerful

Drugs, Alcohol, Health and Crime

Thinking About Punishment

The Criminal Justice Process

The Police and Policing

Prisons and Imprisonment

Green Criminology and Environmental Crime

Crime and Media

Digital Criminology and Cybercrime

Filters