Exam 3: An Introduction to Measuring Crime and Crime Patterns

According to the UCR, the least frequent Part I offense is murder.

Research on crime suggests that the majority of crimes are committed by __________ male individuals.

Which crime-measuring strategy is associated with the crime clock?

Researchers have noted that arrest data and self-report data yield different conclusions about the presence and strength of a relationship between social class and crime.

Which two authors attempted to explain racial offending patterns by associating them with different types of parenting and child-rearing strategies among different races?

Which statement illustrates a difference between rural and urban crime?

According to the UCR, the most frequently reported crime is

Terrie Moffitt's research indicates that adolescence-limited offenders essentially age out of crime.

Research suggests that when negative parenting practices are employed, boys and girls react by externalizing their feelings through aggressive and criminal behavior.

The term career criminal refers to

What is one reason that the NIBRS has such a low agency participation rate?

Part II offenses are technically __________ than Part I offenses.

The NCVS has changed significantly since it was first created in 1972.

Why is the amount of crime reported in the NIBRS about one fourth of the amount reported in the UCR?

When making assumptions about crime and subcultures, it is important that assumptions are based on __________ data.

Which is an example of social disorder in a community?

The UCR has a higher participation rate than the NIBRS.

Which type of crime is more likely to occur in rural communities than in other locales?

Which phrase is strongly associated with systemic inequality in the criminal justice system?

The crimes in the UCR that are not reported to police are called the __________ of crime.