Deck 11: Property Crimes

Question 1

Why aren't robbery statistics included in most property crime statistics?

A) Robbery is the most underreported crime.
B) Robbery is a form of burglary.
C) Robbery is usually not considered property crime.
D) Robbery is the newest form of property crime.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Why is robbery defined differently than burglary?

A) Burglary involves direct confrontation between offender and victim; robbery does not.
B) Robbery involves direct confrontation between offender and victim; burglary does not.
C) Robbery involves a higher financial loss than burglary.
D) Burglars and robbers have different motivations.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When robbery is not defined as a property crime, what is it called?

A) larceny-theft
B) burglary
C) community crime
D) personal crime

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is the source of Uniform Crime Report data?

A) police departments in the United States
B) the National Victimization Survey
C) the United States Census
D) the Associated Press

Question 5

What are the two sources of data on the prevalence of property crimes in the United States?

A) the National Incident-Based Reporting System and the Uniform Crime Report
B) the American Crime Survey and the National Crime Victimization Survey
C) the American Crime Survey and the National Incident-Based Reporting System
D) the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Report

Question 6

What is the most common form of property crime?

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

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes the change in property crime over time?

A) The rate of property crime has increased over time.
B) The rate of property crime has decreased over time.
C) The rate of property crime doubled between 2000 and 2010.
D) The rate of reported property crime is higher now compared to 20 years ago.

Question 8

What is the largest single category of larceny-theft?

A) laptops
B) portable electronic devices
C) cell phones
D) motor vehicle parts

Question 9

Which of the following is a key component of burglary, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey?

A) theft
B) use of force
C) unlawful entry
D) the setting is a place of residence

Question 10

Carl walks into Javier's house uninvited, sees a pie, and takes it without permission. As Carl leaves, Javier confronts him, demanding the return of his pie. When Carl refuses, Javier calls the police. At what point did the burglary become a robbery?

A) when Javier confronted Carl
B) when Carl walked into Javier's house uninvited
C) when Carl took the pie without permission
D) when Javier called the police

Question 11

How is strong-arm robbery different from armed robbery?

A) Armed robbery involves a public setting, while strong-arm robbery does not.
B) Strong-arm robbery involves multiple offenders, while armed robbery does not.
C) Armed robbery involves institutions, while strong-arm robbery does not.
D) Strong-arm robbery does not involve a weapon, while armed robbery does.

Question 12

Which demographic combination has the highest risk of robbery?

A) elderly White male
B) adolescent Black male
C) middle-aged White female
D) adolescent Black female

Question 13

How does household income level influence rate of property crime victimization?

A) Households of average income level have the highest risk of property crime.
B) The households with the lowest income and the households with the highest income share the highest risk of property crime.
C) The lower the household income, the higher the risk of property crime.
D) The higher the household income, the higher the risk of property crime.

Question 14

Which list below accurately orders the total cost of property crime losses from source of greatest loss to source of least loss?

A) larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, burglary
B) burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft
C) robbery, motor vehicle theft, burglary
D) motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft, robbery

Question 15

What is the most common type of vehicle stolen in a motor vehicle theft?

A) boat
B) lawnmower
C) motorcycle
D) automobiles

Question 16

Which property crime is most likely to be interracial?

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

Question 17

Why are victims of robbery so often robbers themselves?

A) because when robbery victims who are also robbery offenders call the police, their complaints are not a priority
B) because robbery victims who are also robbery offenders are less likely to call law enforcement
C) because robbery victims who are also robbery offenders are afraid they will be killed for reporting a crime to the police
D) because robbery victims who are also robbery offenders prefer to handle things within their own criminal network

Question 18

______ are typically opportunistic, carried out with little planning.

A) Arsons
B) Burglaries
C) Robberies
D) Property crimes

Question 19

Which of the following property crimes typically involves the most amount of planning?

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

Question 20

During what season do robberies occur most frequently?

A) winter
B) fall
C) spring
D) summer

Question 21

Why do robberies occur most frequently in winter?

A) People are more likely to be intoxicated during winter holidays.
B) Law enforcement is overwhelmed.
C) There are more shoppers to target.
D) Heavy coats make it easier to conceal stolen goods.

Question 22

Miranda specializes in car theft. With her skills, she can steal a car in minutes and quickly resell it for a huge profit. She has been doing this for years, spending a few weeks at a time in each city, then moving on to avoid apprehension. What kind of thief is Miranda?

A) professional
B) persistent
C) occasional
D) amateur

Question 23

David is part of a gang of shoplifters. Each member of the gang has a special role to play. One distracts any security, another handles a cargo truck, another sneaks into warehouses and coordinates quickly moving the maximum amount of high-priced goods into the waiting truck. He and his gang make thousands of dollars a month. What kind of thief is David?

A) persistent
B) amateur
C) semiprofessional
D) professional heavy

Question 24

Nic steals a car to fulfill specific orders from other criminal groups, usually targeting high-end, luxury vehicles. What kind of car thief is Nic?

A) joyrider
B) jockey
C) flipper
D) cruiser

Question 25

What would Hirschi suggest about property crime?

A) People commit property crime because it is fun.
B) Everyone commits property crime, but only the powerless are punished for it.
C) Those who commit property crime lack commitment to conventional society.
D) People learn to commit property crime by imitating other criminals.

Question 26

Fraud and vandalism, but not arson, are considered property crimes.

Question 27

All the major crime statistics-gathering agencies agree that robbery is a property crime.

Question 28

The Uniform Crime Report is the only source of national data on the prevalence of property crime.

Question 29

A bank robbery is considered an institutional robbery.

Question 30

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, women are robbed more frequently than men.

Question 31

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the elderly are the demographic category with the greatest risk of being robbed.

Question 32

The highest financial cost of property crime occurs as the result of larceny-theft.

Question 33

Robbery typically occurs between people who know each other.

Question 34

Burglaries are most often committed by someone the victim knows.

Question 35

Art theft is unlike most property crimes because it is committed locally.

Question 36

Burglaries are usually committed with very little planning.

Question 37

Professional thieves commit a variety of property offenses without specializing to any significant degree.

Question 38

January, who supports herself primarily by stealing and reselling rare art that she is able to identify using her degree in art history, would be considered a professional thief.

Question 39

According to Sykes and Matza, a kid would be more likely to commit property crimes if they could successfully rationalize their crime.

Question 40

Jack Katz would argue that property crimes are committed because they provide an alternate means of gaining community respect.

Question 41

Distinguish between the three types of burglaries described by the Uniform Crime Report.

Question 42

Where are robberies most likely to occur?

Question 43

Summarize information about rates of property crime worldwide.

Question 44

Distinguish between professional and persistent thieves.

Question 45

Summarize Gibbons' typology of property crime offenders.

Question 46

Compare and contrast larceny-theft, burglary, and robbery.

Question 47

Distinguish between the five types of robberies.

Question 48

Summarize demographic characteristics that create the most vulnerability for property crime.

Question 49

Compare and contrast victim-offender relationships common in robberies with those common in burglaries and larceny theft.

Question 50

Summarize how robbery offenders select their victims.