Question 1

The mass media heightens people's fear of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following terms denotes researchers who have an interest in receiving funding to research a hot topic?

Accepted Answer

A)   bandwagon science
B)   original research
C)   academic crusader
D)   cross-sectional researcher A

Question 3

Explain what is meant by the term victimization paradox and describe its consequences.

Accepted Answer

The term victimization paradox suggests that most people's fear of being the victim of a violent crime is far greater than the actual likelihood of being victimized. Research has shown that although women and the elderly are least likely to be crime victims, their fear of crime remains relatively high.
Unfortunately, the fear of crime can have negative consequences upon one's quality of life. Excessive fear causes people to withdraw from normal everyday interaction within the community they reside. Additionally, fear discourages business development and can contribute to the deterioration of neighborhoods.

Question 4

Criminology is called a hard science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Determining whether the addition of more patrol officers reduces crime in a specific beat or precinct, is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   input.
B)   output.
C)   evaluation.
D)   summation.

Question 6

Public order crimes such as prostitution, pornography, gambling and substance abuse are called morality crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Tax evasion is a white-collar crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The funding of a police agency through the appropriations process is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The funding of a police agency through...

Question 9

An academic crusade involves the practice of convincing others that one approach to crime control is superior to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who signed the Patriot Act into law following the events of September 11th?

Accepted Answer

A)   President Clinton
B)   Supreme Court Justice O'Connor
C)   President Bush
D)   Senator Ted Kennedy

Question 11

________ is a problem concerned with the extent to which researchers' findings can be carried over to a series of locations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is a problem concerned with the...

Question 12

Which type of science would evaluate the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program?

Accepted Answer

A)   soft sciences
B)   determinate sciences
C)   hard sciences
D)   indeterminate sciences

Question 13

________ can drive crime problems into neighboring areas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ can drive crime problems into neighboring...

Question 14

Micro-level crime control is

Accepted Answer

A)   one that affects many people.
B)   concerned with large numbers of individuals.
C)   more isolated geographically.
D)   seen as affecting an entire state or nation.

Question 15

Longitudinal studies take place at a single point in time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Science used by someone to advance their own political priorities is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   academic attention getter.
B)   academic lobbyist.
C)   academic crusade.

Question 17

The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment means that

Accepted Answer

A)   it is hard to determine with absolute certainty if approaches to control crime are successes or failures.
B)   legislators are highly effective in creating social policy to eliminate crime.
C)   social phenomena such as crime is relatively simple to measure and thus produces a concrete field for study.
D)   criminologists lack the expertise to properly identify and study a macro-level crime problem.

Question 18

Which of the following crimes causes the greatest fear in the minds of most Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   white-collar crimes
B)   violent crimes
C)   property crimes
D)   morality crimes

Question 19

A researcher following the same group over a long period of time is conducting ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A researcher following the same group over...

Question 20

Three-strikes legislation is solely intended to control crime and not to prevent it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Identifying and Evaluating Crime Control

The mass media heightens people's fear of crime.

Which of the following terms denotes researchers who have an interest in receiving funding to research a hot topic?

Explain what is meant by the term victimization paradox and describe its consequences.

Criminology is called a hard science.

Determining whether the addition of more patrol officers reduces crime in a specific beat or precinct, is an example of

Public order crimes such as prostitution, pornography, gambling and substance abuse are called morality crimes.

Tax evasion is a white-collar crime.

The funding of a police agency through the appropriations process is termed ________.

An academic crusade involves the practice of convincing others that one approach to crime control is superior to another.

Who signed the Patriot Act into law following the events of September 11^th?

________ is a problem concerned with the extent to which researchers' findings can be carried over to a series of locations.

Which type of science would evaluate the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program?

________ can drive crime problems into neighboring areas.

Micro-level crime control is

Longitudinal studies take place at a single point in time.

Science used by someone to advance their own political priorities is known as a(n)

The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment means that

Which of the following crimes causes the greatest fear in the minds of most Americans?

A researcher following the same group over a long period of time is conducting ________.

Three-strikes legislation is solely intended to control crime and not to prevent it.