Question 1

Discuss three limitations to the UCR data.

Accepted Answer

1. Underreporting: One of the major limi

Question 2

The dark figure of crime is a count of the worst crimes in the United States in a given year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The UCR is broken up into two different types of crime:

Accepted Answer

A) violent and corporate crimes 
B) Part I and violent crimes 
C) Part I and Part II crimes 
D) white-collar and street crimes 
A) violent and corporate crimes 
B) Part I and violent crimes 
C) Part I and Part II crimes 
D) white-collar and street crimes

Question 4

An outlier is an extreme value that significantly differs from the rest of the distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the limitations to the NCVS.

Accepted Answer

The National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 6

Homicides are less likely to be underreported compared to other crimes counted in the UCR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

This type of death occurs when an officer dies as a result of an accident he or she is involved in while performing his or her duties (e.g. ,an officer being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic,drowning during a rescue attempt):

Accepted Answer

A) felonious death 
B) line-of-duty 
C) thin blue line 
D) accidental death 
A) felonious death 
B) line-of-duty 
C) thin blue line 
D) accidental death

Question 8

Describe at least three limitations to NIBRS data.

Accepted Answer

1)As with the UCR Program,NIBRS data onl

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a reason law enforcement would use the NCVS data:

Accepted Answer

A) to enhance citizen cooperation with officials in deterring and detecting crime 
B) to arrest people 
C) to establish special police strike forces to combat those crimes 
D) all of these 
A) to enhance citizen cooperation with officials in deterring and detecting crime 
B) to arrest people 
C) to establish special police strike forces to combat those crimes 
D) all of these

Question 10

Describe the two goals of the NIBRS data collection program.

Accepted Answer

There are two goals of the NIBRS data co

Discuss three limitations to the UCR data.

The dark figure of crime is a count of the worst crimes in the United States in a given year.

The UCR is broken up into two different types of crime:

An outlier is an extreme value that significantly differs from the rest of the distribution.

Describe the limitations to the NCVS.

Homicides are less likely to be underreported compared to other crimes counted in the UCR.

This type of death occurs when an officer dies as a result of an accident he or she is involved in while performing his or her duties (e.g. ,an officer being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic,drowning during a rescue attempt):

Describe at least three limitations to NIBRS data.

Which of the following is NOT a reason law enforcement would use the NCVS data:

Describe the two goals of the NIBRS data collection program.

Introduction to Criminology

Classical School of Criminology Thought

Contemporary Classical and Deterrence Research

Early Positivism

Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior

Psychologicaltrait Theories of Crime

Social Structure Theories of Crime I

Social Structure Theories of Crime II

Social Process and Control Theories of Crime

Labeling Theory and Conflict-Marxistradical Theories of Crime

Feminist Theories of Crime

Developmentallife-Course Perspectives Criminality

White-Collar Crime, Organized Crime, and Cybercrime

Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and Home Land Security

Drugs and Crime

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Exam 2: Measuring Crime

Discuss three limitations to the UCR data.

The dark figure of crime is a count of the worst crimes in the United States in a given year.

The UCR is broken up into two different types of crime:

An outlier is an extreme value that significantly differs from the rest of the distribution.

Describe the limitations to the NCVS.

Homicides are less likely to be underreported compared to other crimes counted in the UCR.

This type of death occurs when an officer dies as a result of an accident he or she is involved in while performing his or her duties (e.g. ,an officer being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic,drowning during a rescue attempt):

Describe at least three limitations to NIBRS data.

Which of the following is NOT a reason law enforcement would use the NCVS data:

Describe the two goals of the NIBRS data collection program.

Introduction to Criminology

Classical School of Criminology Thought

Contemporary Classical and Deterrence Research

Early Positivism

Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior

Psychologicaltrait Theories of Crime

Social Structure Theories of Crime I

Social Structure Theories of Crime II

Social Process and Control Theories of Crime

Labeling Theory and Conflict-Marxistradical Theories of Crime

Feminist Theories of Crime

Developmentallife-Course Perspectives Criminality

White-Collar Crime, Organized Crime, and Cybercrime

Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and Home Land Security

Drugs and Crime

Filters