Question 1

Which of the following is used to gather data for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

Accepted Answer

A)  households 
B)  schools 
C)  doctors 
D)  prisons 
A)  households 
B)  schools 
C)  doctors 
D)  prisons A

Question 2

Most of us have committed traffic offenses and have not been caught.This statement reinforces the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  crime is not measureable 
B)  crimes known to the police are not a good measure for some offenses 
C)  most traffic offenses are not crimes 
D)  none of the above 
A)  crime is not measureable 
B)  crimes known to the police are not a good measure for some offenses 
C)  most traffic offenses are not crimes 
D)  none of the above B

Question 3

The NVCS is based on a nationally representative sample of:

Accepted Answer

A)  arrests 
B)  offenders 
C)  households 
D)  types of crime 
A)  arrests 
B)  offenders 
C)  households 
D)  types of crime C

Question 4

Every local and state enforcement agency:

Accepted Answer

A)  shares records among themselves 
B)  maintains its own records 
C)  transfers all information and data to the Internet 
D)  destroys all information not pertinent to crime studies 
A)  shares records among themselves 
B)  maintains its own records 
C)  transfers all information and data to the Internet 
D)  destroys all information not pertinent to crime studies

Question 5

Which of the following is a fundamental variable in criminal justice and criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)  timeliness 
B)  applicability 
C)  crime 
D)  arrest rates 
A)  timeliness 
B)  applicability 
C)  crime 
D)  arrest rates

Question 6

With regard to measures of crime,the specific entities that researchers collect information about are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  policies 
B)  procedures 
C)  criminal codes 
D)  units of analysis 
A)  policies 
B)  procedures 
C)  criminal codes 
D)  units of analysis

Question 7

Police measurement of crime is imperfect because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people do not always report crimes to the police 
B)  police do not always record crimes that become known to them 
C)  police do not always record crimes that they observe 
D)  all of the above 
A)  people do not always report crimes to the police 
B)  police do not always record crimes that become known to them 
C)  police do not always record crimes that they observe 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Which technique is best for measuring crimes that do not have easily identifiable victims?

Accepted Answer

A)  NCVS 
B)  UCR 
C)  NIBRS 
D)  Self-report surveys 
A)  NCVS 
B)  UCR 
C)  NIBRS 
D)  Self-report surveys

Question 9

_________of crime are important for many criminal justice research purposes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________of crime are important for many criminal...

Question 10

With regard to limitations of a crime measure,self report studies can tell us something about shoplifters,but it would be difficult to use this method to measure:

Accepted Answer

A)  total shoplifting incidents 
B)  total theft incidents 
C)  effectiveness of probation for shoplifters 
D)  none of the above 
A)  total shoplifting incidents 
B)  total theft incidents 
C)  effectiveness of probation for shoplifters 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

The four elements of a crime for reporting purposes are offender,victim_______________, ,and incident.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The four elements of a crime for...

Question 12

A victim's insistence that the police not arrest a suspect results in no documentation of the incident (i.e.the police officer does not file a report on the incident).This circumstance supports the idea:

Accepted Answer

A)  that crime is subjective 
B)  that discretion in police work is inappropriate 
C)  that police measures of crime are problematic 
D)  none of the above 
A)  that crime is subjective 
B)  that discretion in police work is inappropriate 
C)  that police measures of crime are problematic 
D)  none of the above

Question 13

Telescoping refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  when respondents may not accurately recall when an incident occurred 
B)  when only certain victims are interviewed 
C)  when only certain crimes are reported 
D)  none of the above 
A)  when respondents may not accurately recall when an incident occurred 
B)  when only certain victims are interviewed 
C)  when only certain crimes are reported 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Methods of reporting crime are never updated and have been continually used since their inception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

__________systems have been developed to obtain alternative measures of drug use.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________systems have been developed to obtain alternative...

Question 16

In an incident containing multiple crimes,the most serious one is counted in the UCR.This practice is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy rule 
B)  multiple offense rule 
C)  seriousness clause 
D)  selection method 
A)  hierarchy rule 
B)  multiple offense rule 
C)  seriousness clause 
D)  selection method

Question 17

It is fair to say that the UCR is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a mutually exclusive measure 
B)  not a truly reliable measure 
C)  an exhaustive measure 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a mutually exclusive measure 
B)  not a truly reliable measure 
C)  an exhaustive measure 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

According to your text,what do police cite as a main problem to the enforcement of drug laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  the laws are too complicated 
B)  drug use/sales are normally not witnessed by the police 
C)  drug users/seller will not tell on one another 
D)  all the above 
A)  the laws are too complicated 
B)  drug use/sales are normally not witnessed by the police 
C)  drug users/seller will not tell on one another 
D)  all the above

Question 19

Which of the following surveys have been conducted since 1971,surveys households,and is designed to monitor nationwide patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  UCR 
B)  NIBRS 
C)  NSDUH 
D)  NCVS 
A)  UCR 
B)  NIBRS 
C)  NSDUH 
D)  NCVS

Question 20

When crimes happen at home and/or against persons,what is the best measure to use if the crimes are not reported to police?

Accepted Answer

A)  NCVS 
B)  DAWN 
C)  UCR 
D)  NIBRS 
A)  NCVS 
B)  DAWN 
C)  UCR 
D)  NIBRS

Which of the following is used to gather data for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

Most of us have committed traffic offenses and have not been caught.This statement reinforces the fact that:

The NVCS is based on a nationally representative sample of:

Every local and state enforcement agency:

Which of the following is a fundamental variable in criminal justice and criminology?

With regard to measures of crime,the specific entities that researchers collect information about are known as:

Police measurement of crime is imperfect because:

Which technique is best for measuring crimes that do not have easily identifiable victims?

_________of crime are important for many criminal justice research purposes.

With regard to limitations of a crime measure,self report studies can tell us something about shoplifters,but it would be difficult to use this method to measure:

The four elements of a crime for reporting purposes are offender,victim_______________, ,and incident.

A victim's insistence that the police not arrest a suspect results in no documentation of the incident (i.e.the police officer does not file a report on the incident).This circumstance supports the idea:

Telescoping refers to:

Methods of reporting crime are never updated and have been continually used since their inception.

__________systems have been developed to obtain alternative measures of drug use.

In an incident containing multiple crimes,the most serious one is counted in the UCR.This practice is known as the:

It is fair to say that the UCR is:

According to your text,what do police cite as a main problem to the enforcement of drug laws?

Which of the following surveys have been conducted since 1971,surveys households,and is designed to monitor nationwide patterns?

When crimes happen at home and/or against persons,what is the best measure to use if the crimes are not reported to police?

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting-Data

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Exam 6: Measuring-Crime

Which of the following is used to gather data for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?

Most of us have committed traffic offenses and have not been caught.This statement reinforces the fact that:

The NVCS is based on a nationally representative sample of:

Every local and state enforcement agency:

Which of the following is a fundamental variable in criminal justice and criminology?

With regard to measures of crime,the specific entities that researchers collect information about are known as:

Police measurement of crime is imperfect because:

Which technique is best for measuring crimes that do not have easily identifiable victims?

_________of crime are important for many criminal justice research purposes.

With regard to limitations of a crime measure,self report studies can tell us something about shoplifters,but it would be difficult to use this method to measure:

The four elements of a crime for reporting purposes are offender,victim_______________, ,and incident.

A victim's insistence that the police not arrest a suspect results in no documentation of the incident (i.e.the police officer does not file a report on the incident).This circumstance supports the idea:

Telescoping refers to:

Methods of reporting crime are never updated and have been continually used since their inception.

__________systems have been developed to obtain alternative measures of drug use.

In an incident containing multiple crimes,the most serious one is counted in the UCR.This practice is known as the:

It is fair to say that the UCR is:

According to your text,what do police cite as a main problem to the enforcement of drug laws?

Which of the following surveys have been conducted since 1971,surveys households,and is designed to monitor nationwide patterns?

When crimes happen at home and/or against persons,what is the best measure to use if the crimes are not reported to police?

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting-Data

Filters