Question 1

The criminal justice system operates in ignorance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Data from the Uniform Crime Reports also mask the actual number of offenses and offenders through a reporting procedure often referred to as the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy rule 
B)  Crime rate 
C)  Victimization data 
D)  Funnel effect 
A)  Hierarchy rule 
B)  Crime rate 
C)  Victimization data 
D)  Funnel effect A

Question 3

This type of policing is used to link crime data and offender information with a variety of other information about communities to identify links and predict how best to intervene and prevent crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  Community-oriented policing 
B)  Problem-oriented policing 
C)  Intelligence-led policing 
D)  Pulling levers 
A)  Community-oriented policing 
B)  Problem-oriented policing 
C)  Intelligence-led policing 
D)  Pulling levers C

Question 4

What are the four reasons for counting crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Description, program design, program evaluation, explanation 
B)  Risk assessment, program design, description, explanation 
C)  Description, risk assessment, program evaluation, explanation 
D)  Protection, description, risk assessment, explanation 
A)  Description, program design, program evaluation, explanation 
B)  Risk assessment, program design, description, explanation 
C)  Description, risk assessment, program evaluation, explanation 
D)  Protection, description, risk assessment, explanation

Question 5

The Uniform Crime Reports list eight crimes that are known as the Crime Index. The eight crimes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homicide , forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, embezzlement, burglary, auto theft, and arson 
B)  Homicide, forcible rape, sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, auto theft, and arson 
C)  Homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, auto theft, and arson 
D)  Homicide, forcible rape, robbery, simple assault, burglary, larceny-theft, auto theft, and arson. 
A)  Homicide , forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, embezzlement, burglary, auto theft, and arson 
B)  Homicide, forcible rape, sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, auto theft, and arson 
C)  Homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, auto theft, and arson 
D)  Homicide, forcible rape, robbery, simple assault, burglary, larceny-theft, auto theft, and arson.

Question 6

Telescoping occurs when the respondent forgets about a crime that did occur in the period under study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the process of unfounding?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs if the officer decides that the criminal complaint is supported by evidence and is worthy of investigation. 
B)  It occurs when the officers decide that an offense was less serious than originally reported. 
C)  It occurs when the officers report the most violent offenses. 
D)  It occurs if the officer decides that a criminal complaint is not supported by available evidence. 
A)  It occurs if the officer decides that the criminal complaint is supported by evidence and is worthy of investigation. 
B)  It occurs when the officers decide that an offense was less serious than originally reported. 
C)  It occurs when the officers report the most violent offenses. 
D)  It occurs if the officer decides that a criminal complaint is not supported by available evidence.

Question 8

The NCVS reveals that these crimes, in particular, often remain unreported to the police.

Accepted Answer

A)  Less serious property crimes and violent crimes among friends and acquaintances 
B)  Serious property crimes and violent crimes among family and friends 
C)  Less serious property crimes and violent crimes among complete strangers 
D)  Homicides, sexual assaults, and aggravated assaults 
A)  Less serious property crimes and violent crimes among friends and acquaintances 
B)  Serious property crimes and violent crimes among family and friends 
C)  Less serious property crimes and violent crimes among complete strangers 
D)  Homicides, sexual assaults, and aggravated assaults

Question 9

Rate of truthful responses to self-report studies vary by jurisdiction, race, types of people, and characteristics of the interviewer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the dark figure of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The known amount of crime that occurs in the most violent neighborhoods 
B)  The unknown amount of crime 
C)  The criminal justice's term for the black market 
D)  A term used to acknowledge the fact that minority groups commit more serious crimes over a longer period than do white offenders. 
A)  The known amount of crime that occurs in the most violent neighborhoods 
B)  The unknown amount of crime 
C)  The criminal justice's term for the black market 
D)  A term used to acknowledge the fact that minority groups commit more serious crimes over a longer period than do white offenders.

Question 11

Which of the following four causes are often used to explain the racial disparity in the justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher crime rates, gender inequality, higher incarceration rates, higher property crime rates 
B)  Higher crime rates, inequitable access to resources, legislative decisions, overt racial bias 
C)  Inequitable access to resources, implementation of hot spot policing, legislative decisions, higher drug-related arrests 
D)  Overt racial bias, gender bias, socioeconomic status bias, insufficient officer training 
A)  Higher crime rates, gender inequality, higher incarceration rates, higher property crime rates 
B)  Higher crime rates, inequitable access to resources, legislative decisions, overt racial bias 
C)  Inequitable access to resources, implementation of hot spot policing, legislative decisions, higher drug-related arrests 
D)  Overt racial bias, gender bias, socioeconomic status bias, insufficient officer training

Question 12

The basic statistic of the UCR is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crimes reported to victimization services 
B)  Crimes that occur with police officers as witnesses 
C)  Crimes known to the police 
D)  Crimes that are present in the media 
A)  Crimes reported to victimization services 
B)  Crimes that occur with police officers as witnesses 
C)  Crimes known to the police 
D)  Crimes that are present in the media

Question 13

Females are treated more harshly in the juvenile justice system than their male counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The NCVS data are not directly comparable to the UCR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The most famous cohort study occurred in this city.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago, Illinois. 
B)  Baltimore, Maryland. 
C)  Los Angeles, California. 
D)  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
A)  Chicago, Illinois. 
B)  Baltimore, Maryland. 
C)  Los Angeles, California. 
D)  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Question 16

Which is the most troublesome of all reasons why we need accurate numbers about crime and criminals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protection 
B)  Description 
C)  Risk Assessment 
D)  Explanation 
A)  Protection 
B)  Description 
C)  Risk Assessment 
D)  Explanation

Question 17

Drug offenses present an almost limitless supply of business for the police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are the most common limitations of observations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are expensive, completed too quickly, and are limited to one area. 
B)  They are expensive, time consuming, and are only completed by professional researchers. 
C)  They are expensive, time consuming, and are limited to one area. 
D)  They are time consuming, completed by professionals, and require that the observers inform their subjects of the study. 
A)  They are expensive, completed too quickly, and are limited to one area. 
B)  They are expensive, time consuming, and are only completed by professional researchers. 
C)  They are expensive, time consuming, and are limited to one area. 
D)  They are time consuming, completed by professionals, and require that the observers inform their subjects of the study.

Question 19

Which of the following are forms of official statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) 
B)  National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 
C)  Self-reports 
D)  Cohort studies 
A)  Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) 
B)  National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 
C)  Self-reports 
D)  Cohort studies

Question 20

Defounding occurs when a police officer decides that an offense was less serious than reported.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The criminal justice system operates in ignorance.

Data from the Uniform Crime Reports also mask the actual number of offenses and offenders through a reporting procedure often referred to as the ____________.

This type of policing is used to link crime data and offender information with a variety of other information about communities to identify links and predict how best to intervene and prevent crime.

What are the four reasons for counting crime?

The Uniform Crime Reports list eight crimes that are known as the Crime Index. The eight crimes are:

Telescoping occurs when the respondent forgets about a crime that did occur in the period under study.

What is the process of unfounding?

The NCVS reveals that these crimes, in particular, often remain unreported to the police.

Rate of truthful responses to self-report studies vary by jurisdiction, race, types of people, and characteristics of the interviewer.

What is the dark figure of crime?

Which of the following four causes are often used to explain the racial disparity in the justice system?

The basic statistic of the UCR is ______________.

Females are treated more harshly in the juvenile justice system than their male counterparts.

The NCVS data are not directly comparable to the UCR.

The most famous cohort study occurred in this city.

Which is the most troublesome of all reasons why we need accurate numbers about crime and criminals?

Drug offenses present an almost limitless supply of business for the police.

What are the most common limitations of observations?

Which of the following are forms of official statistics?

Defounding occurs when a police officer decides that an offense was less serious than reported.

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The Process of Justice

Crime and Crime Control

Police and Policing

Law Enforcement in the Criminal Justice System

The Criminal Courts

People and Problems in the Courts

The Goals and Process of Punishment

Incarceration

Problems and Issues in Incarceration

Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

Issues in Community Supervision

The Juvenile Justice System

Discharge and Developments

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Exam 4: Counting Crimes and Criminals

The criminal justice system operates in ignorance.

Data from the Uniform Crime Reports also mask the actual number of offenses and offenders through a reporting procedure often referred to as the ____________.

This type of policing is used to link crime data and offender information with a variety of other information about communities to identify links and predict how best to intervene and prevent crime.

What are the four reasons for counting crime?

The Uniform Crime Reports list eight crimes that are known as the Crime Index. The eight crimes are:

Telescoping occurs when the respondent forgets about a crime that did occur in the period under study.

What is the process of unfounding?

The NCVS reveals that these crimes, in particular, often remain unreported to the police.

Rate of truthful responses to self-report studies vary by jurisdiction, race, types of people, and characteristics of the interviewer.

What is the dark figure of crime?

Which of the following four causes are often used to explain the racial disparity in the justice system?

The basic statistic of the UCR is ______________.

Females are treated more harshly in the juvenile justice system than their male counterparts.

The NCVS data are not directly comparable to the UCR.

The most famous cohort study occurred in this city.

Which is the most troublesome of all reasons why we need accurate numbers about crime and criminals?

Drug offenses present an almost limitless supply of business for the police.

What are the most common limitations of observations?

Which of the following are forms of official statistics?

Defounding occurs when a police officer decides that an offense was less serious than reported.

Criminal Justice Perspectives

The Process of Justice

Crime and Crime Control

Police and Policing

Law Enforcement in the Criminal Justice System

The Criminal Courts

People and Problems in the Courts

The Goals and Process of Punishment

Incarceration

Problems and Issues in Incarceration

Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

Issues in Community Supervision

The Juvenile Justice System

Discharge and Developments

Filters