Exam 3: Defining and Measuring Crime

Are white-collar crimes more harmful than street crimes? Explain.

Across all three categories,________ data indicate that crime is generally 40% to 50% higher between noon and 11:59 pm compared to between midnight and 11:59 am.

Based on YRBS 2013 data,_____% of students surveyed had carried a weapon at least once during the previous month.

According to UCR data,most offenders are white,male,and over the age of 18.

Based on these _______ findings,the Bureau of Justice Statistics make generalizations to the population regarding the prevalence of victimization in the United States.

A crime rate compares the number of occurrences of a particular crime to the size of the total population.

Espionage is an example of a __________.

These actions,most commonly committed by juveniles,are actions that are only considered illegal for certain groups.

What populations are usually under study in self-reported data?

_________ represents the largest victimization study conducted in the United States.

The term white-collar crimes describes a category of offenses that traditionally occur within the corporate and related fields and includes crimes such as gambling.

Explain the major difference between robbery and burglary.Why are these in separate categories?

This type of crime generally involve a criminal action against another person.

The Uniform Crime Reports are published annually by the FBI and present the rates and volume of crime by offense type,based on arrests made by police.

Some self-reported studies are longitudinal studies.What does this mean?

NIBRS divides its data into three themes: crimes against persons,crimes against property,and crimes against society.

A crime ________ compares the number of occurrences of a particular crime to the size of the total population.

One of the most influential longitudinal studies on at-risk behaviors and youth is the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study (YRBS).

Compare and contrast self-reports and the NCVS.

What index offenses are women most likely to commit,according to the UCR?