Question 1

Common motives for cybercrime include all but which of the following?

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A)  Spying 
B)  Financial gain 
C)  Music and video piracy 
D)  Hacktivism 
A)  Spying 
B)  Financial gain 
C)  Music and video piracy 
D)  Hacktivism

Question 2

Compared to Japan, the rate of gun deaths per year in the U.S. is

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A)  about 1,000% greater. 
B)  About 2 times larger. 
C)  fairly comparable. 
D)  about 5% lower. 
A)  about 1,000% greater. 
B)  About 2 times larger. 
C)  fairly comparable. 
D)  about 5% lower.

Question 3

Strain theory was originally developed by Robert Merton to describe the tendency for some people to commit crimes due to

Accepted Answer

A)  living in high poverty areas where crimes are committed for survival. 
B)  class and race inequality. 
C)  environmental contexts that promote criminal behavior. 
D)  an inability to achieve the American Dream and achieve the goals set out by society. 
A)  living in high poverty areas where crimes are committed for survival. 
B)  class and race inequality. 
C)  environmental contexts that promote criminal behavior. 
D)  an inability to achieve the American Dream and achieve the goals set out by society.

Question 4

This is a concentrated police effort to address the physical and social disorder in a community using 3 approaches to reduce crime: an aggressive enforcement strategy, mentoring programs for youth, mental health and homelessness services for those who need them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hot Spot Policing 
B)  Weed and Seed 
C)  D.A.R.E. 
D)  Community Patrol 
A)  Hot Spot Policing 
B)  Weed and Seed 
C)  D.A.R.E. 
D)  Community Patrol

Question 5

One theoretical explanation for crime comes from Durkheim's work on anomie, which

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A)  derives from the division of labor and burnout of low-wage workers. 
B)  occurs when society applies a "get tough" approach to crime and citizens are not sure how to behave. 
C)  occurs when the norms that regulate people's conventional behavior no longer apply or are ineffective, leaving people with fear and uncertainty. 
D)  is the passing of laws that the greater public does not support as being criminal behaviors. 
A)  derives from the division of labor and burnout of low-wage workers. 
B)  occurs when society applies a "get tough" approach to crime and citizens are not sure how to behave. 
C)  occurs when the norms that regulate people's conventional behavior no longer apply or are ineffective, leaving people with fear and uncertainty. 
D)  is the passing of laws that the greater public does not support as being criminal behaviors.

Question 6

The public's perception of murder in the U.S. suggests a calculated and intentional type of offender, in reality, most homicides

Accepted Answer

A)  are random acts of violence committed by hardened criminals. 
B)  are just that-planned in advance and intentional. 
C)  are not planned and are not committed by hardened criminals. 
D)  are unsolved and thus it is unclear whether or more planned and intentional or more spontaneous. 
A)  are random acts of violence committed by hardened criminals. 
B)  are just that-planned in advance and intentional. 
C)  are not planned and are not committed by hardened criminals. 
D)  are unsolved and thus it is unclear whether or more planned and intentional or more spontaneous.

Question 7

What are victimless crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crimes that do not result in specific harm to anyone but the offenders 
B)  Any crime not involving violence 
C)  White-collar crimes 
D)  Recovered/reimbursed property crimes 
A)  Crimes that do not result in specific harm to anyone but the offenders 
B)  Any crime not involving violence 
C)  White-collar crimes 
D)  Recovered/reimbursed property crimes

Question 8

The criminal justice system is formally comprised of the following agencies except

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A)  elected government offices. 
B)  police. 
C)  courts. 
D)  correctional institutions. 
A)  elected government offices. 
B)  police. 
C)  courts. 
D)  correctional institutions.

Question 9

When asked in a 2017 Gallup Poll how worried they are about being victimized, _____ of Americans said they were worried a great deal or a fair amount.

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  34% 
C)  57% 
D)  84% 
A)  15% 
B)  34% 
C)  57% 
D)  84%

Question 10

The vast majority of crimes take place between offenders and victims who

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A)  have met online but not in person. 
B)  are complete strangers. 
C)  are married to each other. 
D)  have some sort of relationship as acquaintances, friends, or even relatives. 
A)  have met online but not in person. 
B)  are complete strangers. 
C)  are married to each other. 
D)  have some sort of relationship as acquaintances, friends, or even relatives.

Question 11

Homicide tends to be an intra-racial crime, meaning

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A)  murder impacts all race groups. 
B)  people of the same race murder another member of that group (i.e., Whites murder Whites). 
C)  racism is often the motive for murder. 
D)  people of one race murder members of other race groups (i.e., Whites murder non-Whites). 
A)  murder impacts all race groups. 
B)  people of the same race murder another member of that group (i.e., Whites murder Whites). 
C)  racism is often the motive for murder. 
D)  people of one race murder members of other race groups (i.e., Whites murder non-Whites).

Question 12

Between 2014 and 2018, homicide rates in the U.S.

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A)  increased by nearly 5% over the time period. 
B)  increased by nearly 15% over the time period. 
C)  decreased by nearly 5% over the time period. 
D)  decreased by nearly 15% over the time period. 
A)  increased by nearly 5% over the time period. 
B)  increased by nearly 15% over the time period. 
C)  decreased by nearly 5% over the time period. 
D)  decreased by nearly 15% over the time period.

Question 13

Corporate crimes include

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A)  environmental pollution. 
B)  defrauding employee pensions. 
C)  price fixing. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  environmental pollution. 
B)  defrauding employee pensions. 
C)  price fixing. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

The recently expanded definition of rape to include all genders and removing the term "forcible," has produced new statistics that show

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A)  young women continue to be the primary victims. 
B)  men and women are equally targeted for rape. 
C)  men and women commit rapes at similar levels. 
D)  all age/gender demographics are equally likely to experience rape in their lifetime. 
A)  young women continue to be the primary victims. 
B)  men and women are equally targeted for rape. 
C)  men and women commit rapes at similar levels. 
D)  all age/gender demographics are equally likely to experience rape in their lifetime.

Question 15

Which of the following is a program that has been evaluated and considered by scholars as very effective in reducing certain types of crime-related challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)  D.A.R.E. 
B)  Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program 
C)  Scared Straight 
D)  'Get tough' policing and sentencing 
A)  D.A.R.E. 
B)  Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program 
C)  Scared Straight 
D)  'Get tough' policing and sentencing

Question 16

What is the "3 strikes and you're out" rule brought forward as part of the "get tough" on crime approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where an offender can only utilize the services of up to three public defenders in a given trial before being forced to plea bargain. 
B)  Where a felon, upon his or her third conviction, would be sentenced to life in prison. 
C)  Where someone convicted of a misdemeanor, upon his or her third conviction, would be sentenced as a felon to serve time in prison. 
D)  Where a police officer who has been found responsible for three unlawful assaults during arrests would be fired without pay. 
A)  Where an offender can only utilize the services of up to three public defenders in a given trial before being forced to plea bargain. 
B)  Where a felon, upon his or her third conviction, would be sentenced to life in prison. 
C)  Where someone convicted of a misdemeanor, upon his or her third conviction, would be sentenced as a felon to serve time in prison. 
D)  Where a police officer who has been found responsible for three unlawful assaults during arrests would be fired without pay.

Question 17

Which of the following is an explanation for the change in juvenile arrests in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juveniles have more motivation now for criminal behavior than past generations. 
B)  Police resources are more focused on apprehension of adult offenders. 
C)  Culture and collective consciousness has shifted to better prevent juveniles from enacting criminal behavior. 
D)  More efforts are being made in diversion programs to help at-risk youth and avoid the high costs of criminal processing. 
A)  Juveniles have more motivation now for criminal behavior than past generations. 
B)  Police resources are more focused on apprehension of adult offenders. 
C)  Culture and collective consciousness has shifted to better prevent juveniles from enacting criminal behavior. 
D)  More efforts are being made in diversion programs to help at-risk youth and avoid the high costs of criminal processing.

Question 18

Why is juvenile crime treated differently in the U.S. than adult crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violent crimes are very rarely committed by juvenile offenders and thus are not taken as seriously. 
B)  To acknowledge the culpability and responsibility of the adults in children's lives that should prevent juvenile crime. 
C)  Because youth are still cognitively developing and can learn valuable lessons from a more rehabilitative approach to punishment. 
D)  Because the rise in juvenile criminal issues is only a recent occurrence in US history (since the 1970s). 
A)  Violent crimes are very rarely committed by juvenile offenders and thus are not taken as seriously. 
B)  To acknowledge the culpability and responsibility of the adults in children's lives that should prevent juvenile crime. 
C)  Because youth are still cognitively developing and can learn valuable lessons from a more rehabilitative approach to punishment. 
D)  Because the rise in juvenile criminal issues is only a recent occurrence in US history (since the 1970s).

Question 19

White-collar crime describes

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes committed by people with college education or higher. 
B)  crimes committed for financial reasons as part of illegal business/professional activities. 
C)  crimes not committed by blue-collar people. 
D)  victimless crimes. 
A)  crimes committed by people with college education or higher. 
B)  crimes committed for financial reasons as part of illegal business/professional activities. 
C)  crimes not committed by blue-collar people. 
D)  victimless crimes.

Question 20

Between 2014 and 2018, property crime rates in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased by nearly 3% over the time period. 
B)  increased by nearly 12% over the time period. 
C)  decreased by nearly 3% over the time period. 
D)  decreased by nearly 12% over the time period. 
A)  increased by nearly 3% over the time period. 
B)  increased by nearly 12% over the time period. 
C)  decreased by nearly 3% over the time period. 
D)  decreased by nearly 12% over the time period.

Common motives for cybercrime include all but which of the following?

Compared to Japan, the rate of gun deaths per year in the U.S. is

Strain theory was originally developed by Robert Merton to describe the tendency for some people to commit crimes due to

This is a concentrated police effort to address the physical and social disorder in a community using 3 approaches to reduce crime: an aggressive enforcement strategy, mentoring programs for youth, mental health and homelessness services for those who need them.

One theoretical explanation for crime comes from Durkheim's work on anomie, which

The public's perception of murder in the U.S. suggests a calculated and intentional type of offender, in reality, most homicides

What are victimless crimes?

The criminal justice system is formally comprised of the following agencies except

When asked in a 2017 Gallup Poll how worried they are about being victimized, _____ of Americans said they were worried a great deal or a fair amount.

The vast majority of crimes take place between offenders and victims who

Homicide tends to be an intra-racial crime, meaning

Between 2014 and 2018, homicide rates in the U.S.

Corporate crimes include

The recently expanded definition of rape to include all genders and removing the term "forcible," has produced new statistics that show

Which of the following is a program that has been evaluated and considered by scholars as very effective in reducing certain types of crime-related challenges?

What is the "3 strikes and you're out" rule brought forward as part of the "get tough" on crime approach?

Which of the following is an explanation for the change in juvenile arrests in recent years?

Why is juvenile crime treated differently in the U.S. than adult crime?

White-collar crime describes

Between 2014 and 2018, property crime rates in the U.S.

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Common motives for cybercrime include all but which of the following?

Compared to Japan, the rate of gun deaths per year in the U.S. is

Strain theory was originally developed by Robert Merton to describe the tendency for some people to commit crimes due to

This is a concentrated police effort to address the physical and social disorder in a community using 3 approaches to reduce crime: an aggressive enforcement strategy, mentoring programs for youth, mental health and homelessness services for those who need them.

One theoretical explanation for crime comes from Durkheim's work on anomie, which

The public's perception of murder in the U.S. suggests a calculated and intentional type of offender, in reality, most homicides

What are victimless crimes?

The criminal justice system is formally comprised of the following agencies except

When asked in a 2017 Gallup Poll how worried they are about being victimized, _____ of Americans said they were worried a great deal or a fair amount.

The vast majority of crimes take place between offenders and victims who

Homicide tends to be an intra-racial crime, meaning

Between 2014 and 2018, homicide rates in the U.S.

Corporate crimes include

The recently expanded definition of rape to include all genders and removing the term "forcible," has produced new statistics that show

Which of the following is a program that has been evaluated and considered by scholars as very effective in reducing certain types of crime-related challenges?

What is the "3 strikes and you're out" rule brought forward as part of the "get tough" on crime approach?

Which of the following is an explanation for the change in juvenile arrests in recent years?

Why is juvenile crime treated differently in the U.S. than adult crime?

White-collar crime describes

Between 2014 and 2018, property crime rates in the U.S.

What Is Sociology and Why Should I Care

Are More People Getting High Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Why Are There so Many Poor People Poverty and Inequality

Do You Want Fries With That Work and the Economy

Cant We All Just Get Along Racial and Ethnic Inequalities

Can I Stay a Little Longer Immigration and Refugees

Does Education Really Lead to a Better Life Educational Inequalities

Why Cant a Woman Do That Gender Inequalities

Love Is Love: Sexuality and Sexual Behavior

Does Family Really Matter Changes to the American Family

Is 70 the New 40 Population and Aging

Are You Feeling Okay Health and Health Care

Whats That Smell the Environmental Crisis

Do We Need to Be Afraid War and Terrorism

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