Deck 3: Defining and Measuring Crime

Question 1

Which of the following types of property crimes involves the destruction or damage of a physical structure or building?

A)vandalism
B)arson
C)robbery
D)burglary

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following types of crimes generally involves someone who is legally unable to consent to sexual activity due to her or his age?

A)sexual assault
B)statutory rape
C)simple assault
D)aggravated assault

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Larceny is an example of a ______.

A)violent offense
B)status offense
C)victimless crime
D)property crime

Answer 3

D

Question 4

At gunpoint, Tim took a wallet containing $500 from Ron.This is best described as ______.

A)larceny-theft
B)burglary
C)unlawful theft by taking
D)robbery

Question 5

Which degree of murder includes acts that are not premediated or planned and do not involve torture?

A)first-degree
B)second-degree
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 6

Sherry entered the home of April with the intent of taking property without permission.This is the crime of ______, which is a ______.

A)robbery; violent crime
B)robbery; property crime
C)burglary; property crime
D)larceny-theft; victimless crime

Question 7

Which of the following crimes invokes high levels of fear, but is the least common type of crime?

A)robbery
B)arson
C)burglary
D)murder

Question 8

Which degree of murder generally includes acts that are premeditated, committed with malice, or committed during the commission of a felony?

A)first-degree
B)second-degree
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 9

Crimes of passion are considered to be ______.

A)first-degree
B)second-degree
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 10

Which of the following crimes involves taking personal property from someone through the use of force or fear?

A)sexual assault
B)murder
C)aggravated assault
D)robbery

Question 11

Which degree of murder involves acts in which there was no intent to take someone's life, but the loss of life, but the loss of life occurred due to negligence?

A)first-degree
B)second-degree
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 12

Murder can carry the most serious penalty, which is ______.

A)imprisonment
B)capital punishment
C)restitution
D)community supervision

Question 13

The most common category of crime is ______.

A)violent offense
B)status offense
C)victimless crime
D)property crime

Question 14

Which degree of murder involves acts in which the offender intended to take someone's life, but there are mitigating circumstances that might excuse or minimize the actions of the offender?

A)first-degree
B)second-degree
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 15

Smashing storefront windows during a riot is considered an act of ______.

A)robbery
B)vandalism
C)arson
D)burglary

Question 16

Jane drove while under the influence of alcohol and caused an accident that resulted in the death of the other driver.She has committed ______.

A)first-degree
B)second-degree
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 17

Robbery is often confused with the crime of ______.

A)grand theft
B)motor vehicle theft
C)burglary
D)assault

Question 18

Which of the following types of crimes involves the taking of property without the use of force?

A)burglary
B)robbery
C)larceny-theft
D)vandalism

Question 19

Which of the following types of crime generally involves a criminal action against another person?

A)violent offense
B)status offense
C)crimes against the government
D)victimless crimes

Question 20

When people talk about crime, they are usually referring to ______.

A)victimless crimes
B)status offenses
C)crimes against the government
D)violent offenses

Question 21

______ data allow us to compare how crime changes over time, by comparing arrest data over a specific time frame or from one year to the next.

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 22

Truancy is an example of a ______.

A)violent offense
B)status offense
C)victimless crime
D)property crime

Question 23

In the Uniform Crime Report, Type 1 offenses include information for eight separate offenses that are divided into which of the following categories?

A)property crime and violent crime
B)violent crime and victimless crime
C)violent crime and crimes against the government
D)property crime and white-collar crime

Question 24

______ occurs when an individual or a government obtains secret or confidential information.

A)Terrorism
B)Espionage
C)Treason
D)Sedition

Question 25

Running away from home is an example of a ______.

A)property crime
B)violent crime
C)status offense
D)white-collar crime

Question 26

Embezzlement is an example of a ______.

A)violent offense
B)status offense
C)white-collar crime
D)property crime

Question 27

The Type 1 violent offenses that are the focus of the Uniform Crime Report include which of the following?

A)murder
B)vandalism
C)prostitution
D)simple assault

Question 28

Espionage is an example of a ______.

A)white-collar crime
B)status offense
C)property crime
D)crime against the government

Question 29

In June 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was indicated on 30 counts related to using weapons of mass destruction to commit murder in an act of terrorism.This is an example of a ______.

A)white-collar crime
B)status offense
C)property crime
D)crime against the government

Question 30

Shoplifting is an example of which of the following types of crimes?

A)larceny-theft
B)vandalism
C)robbery
D)arson

Question 31

______ involves acts of violence with the goal of instilling fear within residents.

A)Terrorism
B)Espionage
C)Treason
D)Sedition

Question 32

The Uniform Crime Reports includes which of the following variables?

A)religion
B)gender
C)income
D)education

Question 33

Which of the following most commonly committed by juveniles are actions that are only considered illegal for certain groups?

A)victimless crimes
B)crimes against the government
C)status offenses
D)property crimes

Question 34

In ______, the offenders engage in acts that are harmful to themselves or that are consensual.

A)property crimes
B)victimless crimes
C)white-collar crimes
D)status offenses

Question 35

According to the author, datasets vary based on which of the following?

A)who works on the project
B)the type of information collected
C)the funding source
D)laws and regulations

Question 36

______ are acts that are considered illegal under the law, but do not involve victims in the traditional sense.

A)Crimes against the government
B)Status offenses
C)Victimless crimes
D)Property crimes

Question 37

Which of the following statements regarding white-collar offenses is true?

A)White-collar crimes involve only criminal violations.
B)White-collar crimes generally do not garner the same type of attention as street crimes.
C)Offenders tend to be from lower class backgrounds.
D)These types of crimes traditionally occur within the family.

Question 38

Since 1930, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has been responsible for collecting and publishing the arrest data from police agencies in the United States.This is called the ______.

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 39

Which of the following crimes refers to acts that attempt to overthrow the internet?

A)treason
B)sedition
C)terrorism
D)espionage

Question 40

Law enforcement agencies report on which of the following factors?

A)the educational background of the offender and victim
B)the socioeconomic status of both the offender and victim
C)the number of arrests made
D)the number of crimes known to the victims

Question 41

A crime ______ compares the number of occurrences of a particular crime to the size of the total population.

A)proportion
B)statistic
C)rate
D)trend

Question 42

The National Incident-Based Reporting System divides crimes into which of the following themes?

A)crimes against oneself
B)crimes against the government
C)crimes against persons
D)crimes against thoughts

Question 43

The greatest achievement of the ______ lies in its attempt to fill the gap between reported and unreported crime.

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 44

Across all three categories, ______ data indicate that crime is generally 40% to 50% higher between noon and 11:59 pm compared to between midnight and 11:59 am.

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 45

According to the data on offenders, ______ make up the majority of arrests for six of the eight index crimes.

A)Whites
B)Blacks
C)Asians
D)American Indians/Alaska Natives

Question 46

One of the most influential longitudinal studies on at-risk behaviors and youth is the ______.

A)Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study
B)National Youth Survey Family Study
C)Monitoring the Future Survey
D)National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 47

The ______ represents the largest victimization study conducted in the United States.

A)UCR
B)NCVS
C)NIBRS
D)YRBS

Question 48

The ______ began in 1991 and includes data on several categories of at-risk behaviors in youth.

A)Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 49

______ are crimes that are unreported to the police.As a result, they are not represented in the Uniform Crime Report data.

A)Victimless crimes
B)Open cases
C)Dark figures of arrest
D)Dark figures of crime

Question 50

Uniform Crime Report data is organized ______.

A)daily
B)weekly
C)monthly
D)annually

Question 51

From Uniform Crime Report data, we know that most offenders are ______.

A)white, male and under the age of 18
B)white, male and over the age of 18
C)black, male and under the age of 18
D)black, male and over the age of 18

Question 52

Which of the following statements regarding crime rates is true?

A)Crime rates make it easy to understand trends in criminal activity and victimization over time.
B)A crime rate is calculated by taking the population and dividing it by the number of crimes.
C)Crimes rates cannot be used to compare the number of crimes across regions.
D)Crime are not typically reported in the Uniform Crime Report.

Question 53

Based on the ______ findings, the Bureau of Justice Statistics make generalizations to the population regarding the prevalence of victimization in the United States.

A)UCR
B)NCVS
C)NIBRS
D)YRBS

Question 54

Counting only the most serious crime on the Uniform Crime Report is referred to as the ______.

A)dark figure of crime
B)key variable
C)hierarchy rule
D)crime rate

Question 55

The most common crime, regardless of age, is ______.

A)simple assault
B)fraud
C)larceny-theft
D)arson

Question 56

The ______ divides its data into three themes: crimes against persons, crimes against property, and crimes against society.

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 57

______ comprises the greatest representation for Hispanic/Latino offenders.

A)Sexual assault
B)Robbery
C)Aggravated assault
D)Murder

Question 58

Which of the following is considered to be the key variable for the Uniform Crime Report data?

A)arrests
B)offender demographics
C)location
D)type of crime

Question 59

The ______ catalog involves data on 22 offense categories and includes 46 specific crimes known as Group A offenses.Data on 11 lesser offenses (Group B offenses) are also collected.

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)National Incident Based Reporting System
D)Monitoring the Future Survey

Question 60

Blacks represent a greater proportion of arrests for which of the following crimes?

A)robbery, murder, and negligent manslaughter
B)arson, burglary, and homicide
C)aggravated assault, rape, and robbery
D)sexual assault, murder, and larceny-theft

Question 61

Arson involves the physical harm (or the threat of physical harm) of a victim.

Question 62

Espionage involves acting as a spy for or against the government, whereas treason refers to betraying one's country by working against the government.

Question 63

The Uniform Crime Reports are published annually by the FBI and present the rates and volume of crime by offense type, based on arrests made by police.

Question 64

Status offenses are acts that are considered illegal for only certain groups of offenders.

Question 65

The Uniform Crime Report is considered to be one of the smallest datasets on crime.

Question 66

The term white-collar crimes describes a category of offenses that traditionally occur within the corporate and related fields and includes crimes such as gambling.

Question 67

In the text, crimes are organized into six categories: violent offenses, property offenses, status offenses, victimless crimes, white-collar offenses, and crimes against the government.

Question 68

Not all sexually based offenses are considered violent crimes.

Question 69

Uniform Crime Report data allow us to compare how crime changes over time.

Question 70

Which of the following was identified as a characteristic of a white-collar crime offender?

A)They live in rural areas.
B)They are female.
C)They are well educated.
D)They have no families.

Question 71

While the laws vary from state to state, murder can generally be classified into three subcategories.

Question 72

Cases of simple assault do not usually involve the use of a weapon and have minor injuries.

Question 73

White-collar offenses usually include acts such as ______.

A)forgery
B)arson
C)larceny-theft
D)burglary

Question 74

All of the following were identified as reasons why violent crime is increased EXCEPT ______.

A)proliferation of firearms
B)sustained poverty
C)gang violence
D)media sensationalization

Question 75

A crime rate compares the number of occurrences of a particular crime to the size of the total population.

Question 76

The most common form of violent crime is assault.

Question 77

Robbery and burglary are types of property crime.

Question 78

Statutory rape is considered a strict liability crime.

Question 79

When people tend to talk about crime, it is violent offenses that are typically the first that come to mind.

Question 80

The crime of burglary involves a face-to-face confrontation.