Question 1

White- collar crime is ill defined but generally consists of crimes committed by people during the course of their__________careers.

Accepted Answer

professional

Question 2

If someone surveys several people today and finds that there is a relationship between fear of crime and prior victimization, this is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross- sectional design 
B)  quotient design 
C)  correlative quotient 
D)  cognitive design 
A)  cross- sectional design 
B)  quotient design 
C)  correlative quotient 
D)  cognitive design A

Question 3

Hard science would evaluate the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What type of legislation is intended to both prevent and control crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  malicious 
B)  three- strikes 
C)  preventative 
D)  Robert's 
A)  malicious 
B)  three- strikes 
C)  preventative 
D)  Robert's

Question 5

Quantitative research typically involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a conclusive legislative change in a law 
B)  diffusing salient issues between researchers 
C)  less detailed research on a large number of cases 
D)  descriptive and in- depth research on a specific group or location 
A)  a conclusive legislative change in a law 
B)  diffusing salient issues between researchers 
C)  less detailed research on a large number of cases 
D)  descriptive and in- depth research on a specific group or location

Question 6

Violent crimes cause the greatest fear in the minds of most Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Quantitative research is generally preferred, but sometimes it is difficult to know which interventions are mainly responsible for changes in particular statistics, such as a crime rate decreasing over a period of time. Besides just looking at the numbers, how could a police department obtain information on what works?

Accepted Answer

Often qualitative information is extreme

Question 8

There is a great deal that we can do to effectively control crime, and the odds are that __________will do the most to make society safer.

Accepted Answer

A)  several approaches combined together 
B)  tunnel vision 
C)  one main approach 
D)  vigilante forces 
A)  several approaches combined together 
B)  tunnel vision 
C)  one main approach 
D)  vigilante forces

Question 9

Targeting low- level crimes, such as street- level drug dealing and prostitution, in an effort to deter more serious crime is known as the Broken Windows Theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Public order crimes such as prostitution, pornography, gambling and substance abuse are called vice crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________research involves number crunching and statistical analysis of data.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________research involves number crunching and statistical analysis...

Question 12

The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment means that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social phenomena such as crime is relatively simple to measure and thus produces a concrete field for study 
B)  a true classical experiment is hard to create in some areas of crime control 
C)  criminologists lack the expertise to properly identify and study a macro- level crime problem 
D)  legislators are highly effective in creating social policy to eliminate crime 
A)  social phenomena such as crime is relatively simple to measure and thus produces a concrete field for study 
B)  a true classical experiment is hard to create in some areas of crime control 
C)  criminologists lack the expertise to properly identify and study a macro- level crime problem 
D)  legislators are highly effective in creating social policy to eliminate crime

Question 13

Suppose you work as a police officer in the 8th largest city in your state. During the past 5 years the residential burglary rate has slowly increased and at present your city has the highest rate in the whole state. Your city has the highest police/citizen ratio in the state, so your chief is perplexed. She checked with all the surrounding cities and discovered that each of them have been conducting miscellaneous micro- level crime control activities for the last 3- 5 years. She also discovered that each of the surrounding cities had a decrease in the residential burglary rates during the prior 3- 5 years. Because of your criminal justice degree, she asks you why the burglary rate is going up while other cities are seeing a decrease. She also asks you for advice as to what might work to lower the burglary rate in your city. What information and advice could you offer?

Accepted Answer

The surrounding cities are all actively

Question 14

Which of the following seeks to use the most rigorous scientific methodology available to identify and implement crime control techniques that are most likely to make best use of taxpayer monies?

Accepted Answer

A)  evidence- based justice 
B)  methodology analysis 
C)  bandwagon science 
D)  hard checks 
A)  evidence- based justice 
B)  methodology analysis 
C)  bandwagon science 
D)  hard checks

Question 15

The Generalization Problem is concerned with the extent to which a researcher's findings can be carried over to another location or series of locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Determining whether the addition of more patrol officers reduces crime in a specific beat or precinct, is an example of evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The __________is concerned with the extent to which a researcher's findings can be carried over to another location or series of locations.

Accepted Answer

A)  bandwagon approach 
B)  generalization problem 
C)  cross- sectional design 
D)  methodology analysis 
A)  bandwagon approach 
B)  generalization problem 
C)  cross- sectional design 
D)  methodology analysis

White- collar crime is ill defined but generally consists of crimes committed by people during the course of their__________careers.

If someone surveys several people today and finds that there is a relationship between fear of crime and prior victimization, this is a __________.

Hard science would evaluate the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.

What type of legislation is intended to both prevent and control crime?

Quantitative research typically involves __________.

Violent crimes cause the greatest fear in the minds of most Americans.

There is a great deal that we can do to effectively control crime, and the odds are that __________will do the most to make society safer.

Targeting low- level crimes, such as street- level drug dealing and prostitution, in an effort to deter more serious crime is known as the Broken Windows Theory.

Public order crimes such as prostitution, pornography, gambling and substance abuse are called vice crimes.

__________research involves number crunching and statistical analysis of data.

The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment means that __________.

Which of the following seeks to use the most rigorous scientific methodology available to identify and implement crime control techniques that are most likely to make best use of taxpayer monies?

The Generalization Problem is concerned with the extent to which a researcher's findings can be carried over to another location or series of locations.

Determining whether the addition of more patrol officers reduces crime in a specific beat or precinct, is an example of evaluation.

The __________is concerned with the extent to which a researcher's findings can be carried over to another location or series of locations.

Crime Control Perspectives

Traditional Policing

Proactive Policing, Directed Patrol, and Recent Advancements

Community Involvement in Plolicing

Prosecutors and Cirme Control

Crime Control Through Legislation

Crime Control in the Courts and Beyond

Sentencing

Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions

Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Job Training

Individual, Family, and Household Crime Control

Crime Control in the Community and in Schools

Reducing Criminal Opportunities Through Environmental Manipulation

Putting It All Together and Explaining Crime Trends

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Exam 1: Identifying and Evaluating Crime Conrol

White- collar crime is ill defined but generally consists of crimes committed by people during the course of their__________careers.

If someone surveys several people today and finds that there is a relationship between fear of crime and prior victimization, this is a __________.

Hard science would evaluate the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.

What type of legislation is intended to both prevent and control crime?

Quantitative research typically involves __________.

Violent crimes cause the greatest fear in the minds of most Americans.

There is a great deal that we can do to effectively control crime, and the odds are that __________will do the most to make society safer.

Targeting low- level crimes, such as street- level drug dealing and prostitution, in an effort to deter more serious crime is known as the Broken Windows Theory.

Public order crimes such as prostitution, pornography, gambling and substance abuse are called vice crimes.

__________research involves number crunching and statistical analysis of data.

The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment means that __________.

Which of the following seeks to use the most rigorous scientific methodology available to identify and implement crime control techniques that are most likely to make best use of taxpayer monies?

The Generalization Problem is concerned with the extent to which a researcher's findings can be carried over to another location or series of locations.

Determining whether the addition of more patrol officers reduces crime in a specific beat or precinct, is an example of evaluation.

The __________is concerned with the extent to which a researcher's findings can be carried over to another location or series of locations.

Crime Control Perspectives

Traditional Policing

Proactive Policing, Directed Patrol, and Recent Advancements

Community Involvement in Plolicing

Prosecutors and Cirme Control

Crime Control Through Legislation

Crime Control in the Courts and Beyond

Sentencing

Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions

Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Job Training

Individual, Family, and Household Crime Control

Crime Control in the Community and in Schools

Reducing Criminal Opportunities Through Environmental Manipulation

Putting It All Together and Explaining Crime Trends

Filters