A) Are motivated by the quest for drug profits and street power. B) Kill many victims in a single violent outburst. C) Spread their murderous outburst over a few days or weeks. D) Kill over a long period of time but typically assume a "normal" identity between murders. A) Are motivated by the quest for drug profits and street power. B) Kill many victims in a single violent outburst. C) Spread their murderous outburst over a few days or weeks. D) Kill over a long period of time but typically assume a "normal" identity between murders.

Exam 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime

________________ are criminal acts directed toward a particular person or members of a groupbecause they share a discernible racial, ethnic, religious, or gender characteristic.

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Question 21

UCR data captures all criminal violations.

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Question 22

Which of the following is not a problem associated with the National Crime VictimizationSurvey (NCVS)

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Question 23

Which crime listed below is not reported in Part I or Part II of the offense section of theUCR

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Question 24

Spree killers:

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Question 25

Immigrants have significantly ____________________ rates of incarceration than the averageU.S. citizen.

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Question 26

Which of the following is considered a corporate crime

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Question 27

CASE 2.1 Your local police department is concerned with this year's most recent crime statistics. The police chief meets with city officials and his higher-ranking police personnel. They meet to discuss potential policies and procedures in order to reduce the crime rates in their city. -The mayor is more concerned with violent crimes. She believes that when people hear that hercity has experienced an increase in violent crimes, they will no longer come to visit. Since thecity is on a beach, tourism is a major source of revenue, so the mayor is concerned that the mostrecent crime statistics will cause a decrease in these revenues. If the mayor is most concernedwith violent crimes, which crime does not concern her as much

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Question 28

Which laws require that convicted felons spend a significant portion of their sentence behindbars

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Question 29

Explain the differences in offending patterns between youths and the elderly. What differencesexist and what are some of the possible explanation for these differences

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Question 30

The theory of __________ suggests that slavery, racism, and the destruction of black culturehave created a criminal justice system that incarcerates blacks at higher rates than whites.

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Question 31

Which of the following viewpoints regarding the definition of crime states that white collarcrime is punished less severely than other crimes because the perpetrators are likely affluentmembers of the ruling class

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Question 32

According to the text, burglary and robbery are commonly confused. Define both crimes andexplain the difference with examples of each offense type.

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Question 33

___________ is the legal term for theft.

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Question 34

CASE 2.1 Your local police department is concerned with this year's most recent crime statistics. The police chief meets with city officials and his higher-ranking police personnel. They meet to discuss potential policies and procedures in order to reduce the crime rates in their city. -The police chief believes that the department needs to focus on crimes like prostitution anddrug abuse because the two are interconnected and he believes that both are linked to moreserious crimes. Drug use and prostitution are examples of:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 35

What is suspected to be involved in half of all U.S. murder, suicides, and accidental deaths

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Question 36

In terms of becoming a victim of a violent crime, you are more at risk of being assaulted bysomeone you know or are in a relationship than by a stranger.

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Question 37

There is evidence that the reporting accuracy of self-report studies differs among racial, ethnic,and gender groups.

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Question 38

Which view of crime promotes that there is a class struggle between the rich and the poor

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Question 39

Discuss the three main categories of crime.

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________________ are criminal acts directed toward a particular person or members of a groupbecause they share a discernible racial, ethnic, religious, or gender characteristic.

UCR data captures all criminal violations.

Which of the following is not a problem associated with the National Crime VictimizationSurvey (NCVS)

Which crime listed below is not reported in Part I or Part II of the offense section of theUCR

Spree killers:

Immigrants have significantly ____________________ rates of incarceration than the averageU.S. citizen.

Which of the following is considered a corporate crime

Which laws require that convicted felons spend a significant portion of their sentence behindbars

Explain the differences in offending patterns between youths and the elderly. What differencesexist and what are some of the possible explanation for these differences

The theory of __________ suggests that slavery, racism, and the destruction of black culturehave created a criminal justice system that incarcerates blacks at higher rates than whites.

Which of the following viewpoints regarding the definition of crime states that white collarcrime is punished less severely than other crimes because the perpetrators are likely affluentmembers of the ruling class

According to the text, burglary and robbery are commonly confused. Define both crimes andexplain the difference with examples of each offense type.

___________ is the legal term for theft.

What is suspected to be involved in half of all U.S. murder, suicides, and accidental deaths

In terms of becoming a victim of a violent crime, you are more at risk of being assaulted bysomeone you know or are in a relationship than by a stranger.

There is evidence that the reporting accuracy of self-report studies differs among racial, ethnic,and gender groups.

Which view of crime promotes that there is a class struggle between the rich and the poor

Discuss the three main categories of crime.

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