Question 1

Delinquency,victimless crimes and crimes rarely observed may be measured by self-report studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

NIBRS reports each crime incident rather than the total number of certain crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One important step in selecting a measure of crime is deciding what crimes will be included.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

With regard to the UCR,one of the reasons that Part II offenses are counted only if an arrest is made is:

Accepted Answer

A)  that individual states have different definitions of crimes 
B)  that crimes are only relevant to researchers if an arrest is made 
C)  that the arrest serves to validate the criminal activity 
D)  none of the above 
A)  that individual states have different definitions of crimes 
B)  that crimes are only relevant to researchers if an arrest is made 
C)  that the arrest serves to validate the criminal activity 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

With regard to the UCR,Part I offenses are counted only when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the offenses are reported to police 
B)  the offenses are recorded by police 
C)  a and b are correct 
D)  none of the above 
A)  the offenses are reported to police 
B)  the offenses are recorded by police 
C)  a and b are correct 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

One purpose for measuring crime is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipate correctional facility populations 
B)  predict future crime trends 
C)  monitor potential threats to public safety and security 
D)  estimate the economic costs associated with crime 
A)  anticipate correctional facility populations 
B)  predict future crime trends 
C)  monitor potential threats to public safety and security 
D)  estimate the economic costs associated with crime

Question 7

DAWN is based on units of analysis that are:

Accepted Answer

A)  directly related to the use of drugs 
B)  indirectly linked to criminal offenses 
C)  directly reported to the survey by the offender 
D)  indirectly related by the victim 
A)  directly related to the use of drugs 
B)  indirectly linked to criminal offenses 
C)  directly reported to the survey by the offender 
D)  indirectly related by the victim

Question 8

____________surveys are best at measuring crimes that do not have readily identifiable victims and those that are less observed by police.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________surveys are best at measuring crimes that...

Question 9

For fear of being sued,governmental agencies rarely keep records that document their actions and areas of responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Unlike the UCR,NIBRS does not implement:

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher level of sophistication in reporting 
B)  the hierarchy rule 
C)  single time reporting 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a higher level of sophistication in reporting 
B)  the hierarchy rule 
C)  single time reporting 
D)  all of the above

Delinquency,victimless crimes and crimes rarely observed may be measured by self-report studies.

NIBRS reports each crime incident rather than the total number of certain crimes.

One important step in selecting a measure of crime is deciding what crimes will be included.

With regard to the UCR,one of the reasons that Part II offenses are counted only if an arrest is made is:

With regard to the UCR,Part I offenses are counted only when:

One purpose for measuring crime is to:

DAWN is based on units of analysis that are:

____________surveys are best at measuring crimes that do not have readily identifiable victims and those that are less observed by police.

For fear of being sued,governmental agencies rarely keep records that document their actions and areas of responsibility.

Unlike the UCR,NIBRS does not implement:

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

Delinquency,victimless crimes and crimes rarely observed may be measured by self-report studies.

NIBRS reports each crime incident rather than the total number of certain crimes.

One important step in selecting a measure of crime is deciding what crimes will be included.

With regard to the UCR,one of the reasons that Part II offenses are counted only if an arrest is made is:

With regard to the UCR,Part I offenses are counted only when:

One purpose for measuring crime is to:

DAWN is based on units of analysis that are:

____________surveys are best at measuring crimes that do not have readily identifiable victims and those that are less observed by police.

For fear of being sued,governmental agencies rarely keep records that document their actions and areas of responsibility.

Unlike the UCR,NIBRS does not implement:

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