Question 1

What is 'distraction burglary'?

Accepted Answer

This is where the offender tricks their way inside the victim's home. The victims are generally elderly. A common method is for offenders to present themselves as visiting on behalf of some organisation - the water board or gas board, for example - or as being gardeners, repairmen, or in urgent need of help.

Question 2

Compared with other countries, gun ownership in Britain is very low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Until the crime rate peaked in the mid nineties, the twentieth century was characterised by very substantial rises in property crime, decade after decade, especially household crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What percentage of homicide victims are male?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 
B) 0.7 
C) 0.9 
A) 0.5 
B) 0.7 
C) 0.9

Question 5

What are the three main categories of violent crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Violence against the person 
B) Sexual offences 
C) Robbery 
D) car crime 
A) Violence against the person 
B) Sexual offences 
C) Robbery 
D) car crime

Question 6

Despite the social and financial costs, why are crimes involving cars not perceived as 'real crime'?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Despite the social and financial costs, why...

Question 7

What are said to be the four main types of serial killing?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are said to be the four...

Question 8

Why is 'violent crime' described by Levi and Maguire (2002: 796) as a 'slippery term'?

Accepted Answer

A) The police find it hard to detect 
B) Offenders rarely admit to the crime 
C) It covers a very wide range of activities 
A) The police find it hard to detect 
B) Offenders rarely admit to the crime 
C) It covers a very wide range of activities

Question 9

Some violent crime incidents involve no injury at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why is hate crime so hard to define?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is hate crime so hard to...

Question 11

Most murders in Britain are committed using a firearm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Homicide is not a specific category of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What proportion of violent crimes involves the most serious forms of violence such as homicide?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.001 
B) 0.1 
C) 0.5 
A) 0.001 
B) 0.1 
C) 0.5

Question 14

The main forms of property crime are:

Accepted Answer

A) burglary 
B) theft 
C) handling stolen goods 
D) fraud 
E) criminal damage 
A) burglary 
B) theft 
C) handling stolen goods 
D) fraud 
E) criminal damage

Question 15

Why have commercial (as opposed to residential) armed robberies declined in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A) The rise of the 'cashless' society 
B) Banks have made their premises more secure 
C) Heightened protection of cash in transit 
D) The demise of career and professional robbers 
A) The rise of the 'cashless' society 
B) Banks have made their premises more secure 
C) Heightened protection of cash in transit 
D) The demise of career and professional robbers

Question 16

What is the peak age of offending for homicide perpetrators?

Accepted Answer

A) 31-35 
B) 16-24 
C) 40+ 
A) 31-35 
B) 16-24 
C) 40+

Question 17

Name three common aspects of stalking or harassment:

Accepted Answer

A) the receipt of unwanted letters/messages 
B) someone hanging around near the victim's home or work 
C) interference with, or damage to, property 
D) contacting former partners of the stalking target 
A) the receipt of unwanted letters/messages 
B) someone hanging around near the victim's home or work 
C) interference with, or damage to, property 
D) contacting former partners of the stalking target

Question 18

There are various characteristics associated with a higher risk of being burgled and these include:

Accepted Answer

A) Households with no or less than basic home security 
B) Lone parent households 
C) Living in the countryside 
D) Living in urban areas 
A) Households with no or less than basic home security 
B) Lone parent households 
C) Living in the countryside 
D) Living in urban areas

Question 19

How many homicides are there in Britain each year?

Accepted Answer

A) Around 1,000 per year 
B) Around 10,000 per year 
C) Less than 700 
A) Around 1,000 per year 
B) Around 10,000 per year 
C) Less than 700

Question 20

Describe some different types of vehicle theft.

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The answer of Describe some different types of vehicle theft....

Exam 21: Violent and Property Crime

What is 'distraction burglary'?

Compared with other countries, gun ownership in Britain is very low.

Until the crime rate peaked in the mid nineties, the twentieth century was characterised by very substantial rises in property crime, decade after decade, especially household crimes.

What percentage of homicide victims are male?

What are the three main categories of violent crime?

Despite the social and financial costs, why are crimes involving cars not perceived as 'real crime'?

What are said to be the four main types of serial killing?

Why is 'violent crime' described by Levi and Maguire (2002: 796) as a 'slippery term'?

Some violent crime incidents involve no injury at all.

Why is hate crime so hard to define?

Most murders in Britain are committed using a firearm.

Homicide is not a specific category of crime.

What proportion of violent crimes involves the most serious forms of violence such as homicide?

The main forms of property crime are:

Why have commercial (as opposed to residential) armed robberies declined in recent years?

What is the peak age of offending for homicide perpetrators?

Name three common aspects of stalking or harassment:

There are various characteristics associated with a higher risk of being burgled and these include:

How many homicides are there in Britain each year?

Describe some different types of vehicle theft.

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