Question 1

Which of the following is a limitation of victimization surveys?

Accepted Answer

A)   Definitions of victimization vary across time.
B)   Crimes designed to keep victims unaware they have been victimized cannot be captured accurately in victimization surveys.
C)   Survey data may lack reliability; they depend on language barriers,time constraints,and geography.
D)   Victimization surveys are influenced by how police collect,maintain,and report the data. B

Question 2

How can a social movement such as #MeToo impact crime statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)   It can lead to different reporting rates as well as different crime recording practices.
B)   It can create a distraction from the root causes of crime.
C)   It can make crime statistics more difficult to track.
D)   It is not likely that such a movement will have any impact on crime statistics in most communities. A

Question 3

Which of the following is a challenge when comparing court survey information to that gathered by the UCR?

Accepted Answer

A)   the sensitive nature of the information being recorded in both cases
B)   the difficulty tracking offenders down to have them complete the surveys
C)   the lack of honesty captured when police and judges complete the surveys
D)   the time lag between the charge and the decision when the two types of surveys collect their data D

Question 4

Which of the following is the result of taking police-reported crimes,dividing this figure by the size of the national population,and then multiplying it by 100,000?

Accepted Answer

A)   crime rate
B)   victimization rate
C)   self-report crime rate
D)   adult crime offender rate

Question 5

Victimization surveys are dependent on respondents' ability to place the incidents correctly in time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the textbook which of the following most accurately accounts for the statistics indicating an overall increase in the average daily count of adults in custody in Canada between 1978 and 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in the crime rate in Canada
B)   an increase in harsher sentencing practices
C)   an increase in tough-on-crime legislation
D)   an increase in the Canadian population

Question 7

In research,reliability refers to the consistency of results over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the name of the agency within Statistics Canada that produces much of the criminal justice statistical information in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)   the National Centre for Justice Statistics
B)   the Canadian Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics
C)   the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
D)   the National Centre for Crime Statistics

Question 9

Polsky (1967)argued that our understanding of crime would never be significantly advanced if we relied solely on statistical data.To further our understanding of crime,which of the following would fit with the methods Polsky advocated we use?

Accepted Answer

A)   official data collected by the RCMP
B)   police statistics gathered across communities
C)   time in the community interacting with offenders on parole
D)   anonymous surveys counting crime rates

Question 10

Which of the following best represents the difference between the UCR1 and UCR2 systems?

Accepted Answer

A)   UCR1 collects summary data for separate criminal offences while UCR2 uses a weighting system to indicate more serious offences.
B)   UCR1 collects summary data for separate criminal offences while UCR2 collects more detailed information on each incident,the victims,and the accused persons.
C)   UCR1 collects data on federal criminal offences while UCR2 collects data on both federal and provincial criminal offences.
D)   UCR1 follows the seriousness rule while the UCR2 survey does not.

Question 11

Correctional statistics are the most accurate taken within the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Online crimes are among the easiest to detect and are one of the most reported types of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the differences between a criminal justice administrative record and statistical data?

Accepted Answer

A)   Administrative records are concerned with individual cases while statistics are aggregated data.
B)   Administrative records provide information for policies and planning while statistics are geared toward making decisions about individual cases.
C)   Administrative records are gathered by police services while statistics are generated at the court level.
D)   Administrative records are more reliable measures of crime rates than statistical data.

Question 14

In the UCR system,the crime rate is calculated using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unfounded incidents.
B)   Unfounded incidents plus incidents reported to the police.
C)   Incidents reported to the police.
D)   Incidents reported to the police minus unfounded incidents.

Question 15

One of the issues with relying on police statistics is that officers use judgment at calls to determine whether or not lay charges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If a fight occurs and four people are assaulted,four incidents of assault will be recorded for statistical purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Despite the challenges with self-report studies,there are some benefits to conducting them.Which of the following is one such benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)   they outline information about crime victims not otherwise available
B)   they provide information about the motivation and techniques of offenders
C)   they allow police services to decrease resources in certain areas
D)   they provide information about where the next criminal event is likely to happen

Question 18

Which of the following is the basic unit of count for the court surveys?

Accepted Answer

A)   the offence
B)   the case
C)   the individual
D)   the judge

Question 19

Data elements describe how data are to be combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The dark figure of crime refers to violent personal crime such as murder and sexual assault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Counting Crime

Which of the following is a limitation of victimization surveys?

How can a social movement such as #MeToo impact crime statistics?

Which of the following is a challenge when comparing court survey information to that gathered by the UCR?

Which of the following is the result of taking police-reported crimes,dividing this figure by the size of the national population,and then multiplying it by 100,000?

Victimization surveys are dependent on respondents' ability to place the incidents correctly in time.

According to the textbook which of the following most accurately accounts for the statistics indicating an overall increase in the average daily count of adults in custody in Canada between 1978 and 2013?

In research,reliability refers to the consistency of results over time.

What is the name of the agency within Statistics Canada that produces much of the criminal justice statistical information in Canada?

Polsky (1967) argued that our understanding of crime would never be significantly advanced if we relied solely on statistical data.To further our understanding of crime,which of the following would fit with the methods Polsky advocated we use?

Which of the following best represents the difference between the UCR1 and UCR2 systems?

Correctional statistics are the most accurate taken within the criminal justice system.

Online crimes are among the easiest to detect and are one of the most reported types of crime.

Which of the following best describes the differences between a criminal justice administrative record and statistical data?

In the UCR system,the crime rate is calculated using which of the following?

One of the issues with relying on police statistics is that officers use judgment at calls to determine whether or not lay charges.

If a fight occurs and four people are assaulted,four incidents of assault will be recorded for statistical purposes.

Despite the challenges with self-report studies,there are some benefits to conducting them.Which of the following is one such benefit?

Which of the following is the basic unit of count for the court surveys?

Data elements describe how data are to be combined.

The dark figure of crime refers to violent personal crime such as murder and sexual assault.