Deck 15: Violent Economic Crime, Cybercrime, and Crimes of Intimidation

Question 1

Persistent,youthful firesetters tend to exhibit all of the following except

A) hyperactivity.
B) impulsiveness.
C) cruelty to animals
D) violence outside of firesetting.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Research on repetitive arsonists has concluded that this behavior is associated with

A) poverty.
B) psychological problems.
C) caregiving.
D) sexual deviations.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The primary motive for juvenile arsons appears to be

A) parental revenge.
B) crime concealment.
C) financial gain.
D) vandalism.
E) fame.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

It is generally acknowledged that approximately ________ percent of the fires set by juveniles are reported.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 30

Question 5

Which type of robbery occurs in urban areas and is less likely to be planned?

A) Commercial robbery
B) Bank robbery
C) Street robbery
D) Amateur robbery

Question 6

Research by Wright et al.(2006)found that all of the following are characteristics of American street culture except

A) hedonistic pursuit of sensory stimulation.
B) disdain for conventional living.
C) future orientation.
D) image and status.

Question 7

A major difference between robbery and other property crime is that

A) robbery involves direct contact with a victim.
B) robbers are less likely to be apprehended.
C) robbers are more likely to rationalize their behavior.
D) on average, robbery brings in more money for the offender.

Question 8

In hostage-taking situations,those hostages who,after release,have considerable difficulty dealing with the after-effects of the incident are called

A) survivors.
B) pseudo-victims.
C) masked depressed survivors.
D) succumbers.

Question 9

Which pattern of firesetting is often linked to the cover-up of other crimes?

A) Instrumental-object pattern
B) Expressive-object pattern
C) Intentional-expressive pattern
D) Expressive-person pattern

Question 10

A hostage is most likely to survive a hostage situation if she

A) plays the subordinate role and not attract attention to oneself.
B) attempts to reason with the hostage takers.
C) becomes assertive and argumentative.
D) pleads for mercy.

Question 11

In dealing with a barricade situation,which of the following is not recommended to hostage negotiators?

A) Denying the hostage taker's desired excitement or stimulation
B) Calm handling
C) Threatening to involve the hostage-taker's family in negotiations
D) Providing minimum media attention

Question 12

What are the two favored targets for robbery?

A) Resorts and banks
B) Universities and malls
C) Fast-food restaurants and convenience stores
D) Convenience stores and liquor stores

Question 13

The backgrounds of persistent firesetters reveal that they were often

A) the target of punishment where fire was used as the painful stimulus.
B) from families with alcoholic parents.
C) sexually abused.
D) the youngest child in a family of at least four children.

Question 14

Refusal by hostages to do what captors expect during a hostage situation is called

A) Stockholm syndrome.
B) Markov syndrome.
C) Paris syndrome.
D) London syndrome.

Question 15

According to Miron and Goldstein's typology of hostage-taking offenses,a hostage taker who kidnaps a child and holds the child for ransom is demonstrating

A) instrumental conduct.
B) expressive aphasia.
C) receptive conduct.
D) expressive conduct.

Question 16

All of the following are categories of hostage takers except

A) prisoners.
B) criminals.
C) politicals.
D) terrorists.

Question 17

Which type of stalker does not seek a personal relationship with their targets?

A) Love obsession
B) Possessive
C) Vengeance
D) Erotomania

Question 18

The primary motive for adult arsons appears to be

A) revenge.
B) crime concealment.
C) financial gain.
D) vandalism.

Question 19

In order for the Stockholm syndrome to occur all of the following must occur except

A) the hostage must somehow resist the hostage taker.
B) the hostage must be in direct social contact during the incident.
C) the hostage taker must treat the hostages kindly.
D) the hostage taker and victim must be together for a significant length of time.

Question 20

A serious mental disorder characterized by abnormal fascination with fire is called

A) firesetting.
B) arson obsession.
C) anhedonia.
D) pyromania.

Question 21

Which of the following is one of the developmental stages of persistent firesetting outlined by Gaynor (1996)?

A) Extinction
B) Arson obsession
C) Fireplay
D) Pyromania

Question 22

This category of stalking accounts for the majority of stalking and is illustrated by the comment,"If I can't have you,nobody will."

A) Possessive stalking
B) Vengeance stalking
C) Love obsession stalking
D) Simple obsession stalking

Question 23

The most frequent and identifiable motive for arson is financial gain.

Question 24

The fastest growing computer crime is

A) theft.
B) hacking.
C) fraud.
D) cyberbullying.
E) theft.

Question 25

Cyberbullying is not considered a form of cybercrime.

Question 26

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports considers arson a violent crime.

Question 27

Doris Hall (1998)reports that the experience of being stalked for an extended period of time is akin to

A) mind-game playing.
B) bullying.
C) rape.
D) psychological terrorism.

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of a commercial house?

A) An apartment
B) A school
C) A church
D) A supermarket

Question 29

The impetus for California's 1990 antistalking legislation was

A) the stalking of Steven Spielberg's seven children.
B) the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.
C) the stalking and homicide of two government officials.
D) the murders of four Orange County women who were killed despite restraining orders against their assailants.

Question 30

Research suggests hostage-taking incidents are rarely perpetrated by mentally disordered individuals.

Question 31

A robbery in which the main weapon used is one's own body rather than guns,knives,or other weapons is called ________ robbery.

A) street
B) strong-arm
C) kinesthetic
D) tertiary

Question 32

Most bank robberies are carried out by a single offender.

Question 33

At which age range is fascination with fire typical?

A) Between ages 1 and 3
B) Between ages 5 and 7
C) Between ages 10 and 12
D) Between ages 13 and 15

Question 34

Cyberstalking is considered a crime of

A) intimidation.
B) passion.
C) opportunity.
D) communication.

Question 35

Both criminal and prisoner hostage-taking situations are instrumental in nature.

Question 36

A relatively new phenomenon in which students send via email harmful,threatening,or cruel text to another students is specifically called internet fraud.

Question 37

The Stockholm syndrome is a rare occurrence.

Question 38

Next to deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents,fires are the leading cause of death among young children.

Question 39

From a psychological perspective,many arsonists have no intention of harming people.

Question 40

Current research has revealed that a large portion of the persistent firesetters are boys at a ratio of ________ to 1 to girls.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 9

Question 41

Amateur bank robbers are highly ________ in their behavioral patterns.

Question 42

Some people who cyberstalk or cyberbully may be more inclined to act in a deviant manner because of the ________ that the Internet provides.

Question 43

The ________ hostage taker is considered the most frequent and the most dangerous type.

Question 44

Compare and contrast juvenile firesetters and adult arsonists.Include research on female arsonists.

Question 45

Less than 10 percent of fires set by ________ is reported.

Question 46

Choose any three crimes covered in this chapter and discuss them from the perspective of the psychological effects on the victims.

Question 47

Explain the motivations and situational dynamics behind street robbery.

Question 48

Although convenience stores have traditionally been a favorite robbery site,________ restaurants are now becoming a preferred target.

Question 49

Compare and contrast cyberstalking and cyberbullying.How do you think these crimes differ from bullying and stalking?

Question 50

The UCR considers arson a ________ crime.

Question 51

Cybercrime refers to any illegal act that involves a(n)________ system.

Question 52

Define Stockholm Syndrome and London Syndrome.Provide examples of each.

Question 53

The primary object of banks during a robbery is to ensure the ________ of employers and customers.

Question 54

Both the number of robberies reported to police and the robbery rate have ________ in recent years.

Question 55

It is likely that cybercriminals employ the same techniques of ________ as are employed by other offenders,particularly white collar criminals.