Exam 3: The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

All things being equal,the nation's crime rate should increase when which of the following age groups rises?

One reason discussed in the textbook with regard to minorities being overrepresented in committing street crime when compared to their actual representation of the total population was racial bias in the criminal justice system.Complete some outside research on this topic and draw some conclusions regarding racial bias in the criminal justice system and possible solutions to reduce racial bias.

Explain how crimes become "official" and how that affects the accuracy of the UCR.

Men account for approximately ___ percent of violent crime arrests.

According to Sigmund Freud,who would commit crime due to penis envy?

NCVS measure the "dark figure of crime".

The police tell the FBI whether each Part I offense cleared by arrest.

Those who engage in continual criminal behavior throughout adulthood are referred to as ____.

The UCR diverts attention from white-collar crime.

The primary source of US crime statistics is _____.

Self-report data is provided by victims.

Better known as _____ offenders,these offenders often continue their offending into adulthood as they enter criminal careers.

Typically,how does a crime become known to the police?

Matching: Match the key words or phrases with the associated phrase.

According to the UCR,most criminals are _____.

Beginning in the 1960s,explanations focusing on a ______ of violence (e.g.,attitudes approving violence)and on deficiencies in African-American family structure became popular.

Japan has a higher crime rate than the United States.

The primary source of US crime statistics is the _____.

Which of the following is a recognized critique of the UCR?

Around what age does crime peak and then begin to decline?