Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime

In Wolfgang et al.'s famous study of male juvenile delinquents, what percentage were chronic offenders?

Referring to the ecology of crime, which of the following settings has the highest violent crime rate?

Discuss and compare the Uniform Crime Report and the National Crime Victimization Survey. What are the differences in the way data are collected for these primary crime data sources?

Property crime rates have declined in recent years, dropping more than 10 percent during the past decade.

According to the 2008 Monitoring the Future survey:

Most reported crimes occur during the months of April and May.

Referring to the ecology of crime, when is crime most likely to happen?

Explain the concept of "early onset" and discuss the factors that cause chronicity.

How does today's violent crime rate compare to the violent crime rate in 1991?

Wolfgang and his associates' second cohort study found that six percent of female delinquents were chronic offenders.

Wolfgang et al.'s second cohort study tracked males and females. What percentage of chronic offenders were female?

The NCVS annually samples more than 42,000 _________ and 78,000 individuals age 12 or older in order to estimate crime victimization.

Discovery of the chronic offender has forced criminologists to consider _____ in their explanations of crime.

Crime peaks in adolescence and then declines rapidly thereafter. What is the peak age for property crime?

As the number of guns in the population increases so too do violent crime rates.

Several factors explain gender differences in the crime rate. Identify and discuss these factors.

Discuss the age structure of society and the concept of "aging-out." How do age and aging-out impact crime rates?

Chronic offenders eventually age out of crime.

People living in poverty are believed to engage in disproportionate amounts of _____ crimes, such as rape and assault, as a result of their rage, anger, and frustration against society.

Some criminologists believe that the key to desistance and aging out is linked to human biology. What biological process accounts for desistance and aging out?