Exam 15: Putting It All Together and Explaining Crime Trends

Some researchers have claimed that reductions in __________crime during the 1990s can be tied to the strong state of the economy.

Criminal justice is a(n)__________discipline in practice but not yet in theory.

__________control is a policy response, whereas economic conditions, demographic shifts, citizen attitudes, and changes in family composition are less intentional.

__________is the most accurately measured and serious crime, making it a useful indicator to track shifts in crime.

Some evidence suggests that during the crime decrease in the 1990s, the number of marriages was also decreasing.

Assault rates in California grew with the advent of violent video games like Mortal Kombat.

Although one- officer in lieu of two- officer patrols appear to have virtually no effect on crime, what might be some reasons that some police agencies choose to continue that practice?

Which of the following programs is effective crime control on gun violence?

In 1996, James Alan Fox predicted that "the next__________will get so bad that it will make 1995 look like the good old days."

College degrees for police officers have no direct effect on crime, but what might be some indirect advantages to police officers obtaining a college degree in criminal justice?

The 1990s crime drop also caught nearly everyone by surprise. Researchers were actually forecasting increases in crime during the 1990s.

As more people approach old age, less crime is bound to occur.

Conservatives tend to be vehemently opposed to __________control.

Some criminologists have argued that fewer resources should be spent on criminal justice policy and_________.

The decade of the 1990s was indeed a period of strong __________.

The authors of a 1997 report to Congress identified __________ as being intimately tied to the crime problem.

One researcher estimated that 9 percent of the homicide reduction from 1993 to 1996 was accounted for by the decrease in domestic murders.

The prison__________during the 1990s experienced an increase.

Most criminologists agree that demographics probably have the most influence on crime.

Early__________is considered an effective crime control policy with juveniles.