Deck 9: Violent Crime

Question 1

According to Davis and Gurr (1969), violence in the United States is rooted in all of the following historical events except ______.

A) a revolutionary doctrine
B) a prolonged frontier experience
C) a competitive hierarchy of immigrants
D) an acceptance of governmental power

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Multiple murders have, according to some scholars, increased since the ______.

A) '30s
B) '40s
C) '50s
D) '60s

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Multiple murder is also referred to as ______.

A) homicide
B) multicide
C) neonaticide
D) filicide

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following crimes is usually sexual in nature?

A) elder abuse
B) robbery
C) serial murder
D) domestic violence

Question 5

The "terrible triad" is considered predictive of which type of crime?

A) domestic violence
B) rape
C) robbery
D) serial murder

Question 6

The killing of several victims in three or more separate incidents over weeks, months, or even years is referred to as ______.

A) mass murder
B) serial murder
C) sadistic murder
D) spree murder

Question 7

Which of the following types of serial killers is believed to be suffering from some sort psychosis, where they kill in response to voices or visions?

A) visionaries
B) mission-oriented
C) hedonists
D) power/control

Question 8

Which of the following types of serial killers is known for wanting to rid society of "undesirables," such as prostitutes?

A) visionaries
B) mission-oriented
C) hedonists
D) power/control

Question 9

Which of the following types of serial killers are considered thrill-seekers who murder for creature comforts, profit, or pleasure in life?

A) hedonists
B) mission-oriented
C) visionaries
D) power/control

Question 10

Which of the following types of serial killers enjoy watching their victims suffer and beg for mercy?

A) hedonists
B) mission-oriented
C) visionaries
D) power/control

Question 11

______ killers usually plan their offenses, transport their victims, and keep trophies.

A) Terrible triad
B) Organized serial
C) Disorganized serial
D) Incompetent serial

Question 12

______ murder is the killing of four or more victims at one location on a single occasion.

A) Serial
B) Spree
C) Mass
D) Sadistic

Question 13

Which of the following occurs when killings take place at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders?

A) Serial murder
B) Spree murder
C) Sadistic murder
D) Mass murder

Question 14

Most murders ______.

A) are premeditated
B) result from aggravated assault
C) involve contract killers
D) take place during robbery attempts

Question 15

______ is generally regarded as the most serious crime.

A) Sexual assault
B) Aggravated assault
C) Homicide
D) Manslaughter

Question 16

Threatening to do bodily harm to a person or placing him or her in fear of such harm is referred to as ______.

A) homicide
B) manslaughter
C) murder
D) assault

Question 17

Offenders who commit "crimes of passion" would be identified as which of the following?

A) situationally violent offenders
B) pathologically violent offenders
C) criminally violent offenders
D) culturally violent offenders

Question 18

Offenders who engage in violence because it is an acceptable means of resolving conflict among their acquaintances would be identified as which of the following?

A) situationally violent offenders
B) pathologically violent offenders
C) criminally violent offenders
D) culturally violent offenders

Question 19

______ violent offenders use violence as a means of accomplishing a criminal act, such as robbery.

A) Situationally
B) Pathologically
C) Criminally
D) Culturally

Question 20

Which of the following do most violent incidents in the workplace involve?

A) fistfights
B) rape
C) shootings
D) stabbings

Question 21

Which of the following types of workers are particularly vulnerable to assault but not homicide?

A) healthcare
B) retail
C) manufacturing
D) agricultural

Question 22

Which of the following is true of school violence in the United States?

A) The rate of school violence decreased in the 1990s.
B) The United States has one of the lowest rates of school violence in the world.
C) Most murders of school-age children occur in or around school.
D) The media has failed to adequately cover stories of school shootings.

Question 23

______ is considered aggravated rape, which involves violence, weapons, and attackers, and is recognized as rape by the courts.

A) Simple rape
B) Real rape
C) Simple sexual assault
D) Real sexual assault

Question 24

All of the following were identified as reasons why women are reluctant to report rape except ______.

A) the stigma attached to rape
B) sexist treatment of rape victims
C) the burden of proof
D) more female police officers

Question 25

In 2016, which of the following regions had the highest rape rates in the United States?

A) South
B) West
C) Midwest
D) East

Question 26

A young man (John) meets a young woman (Jane) at a bar one evening. The two really hit it off with each other and enjoyed an evening of dancing and conversation, followed by breakfast at an all-night dining establishment. John walks Jane up to the door of her apartment when taking her home and she invites him in so they can watch movies. John believes this invitation means that Jane is interested in having sex despite her pleas for him to stop. This describes which of Glaser's categories of rapists?

A) group conformers
B) meaning stretchers
C) naïve graspers
D) sex looters

Question 27

Which of the following types of rapists account for 5% of rapists?

A) Anger rapist
B) Power rapist
C) Sadomasochist rapist
D) Sadistic rapist

Question 28

A rapist who callously uses women as sex objects would be identified as which of the following?

A) group conformers
B) meaning stretchers
C) naïve graspers
D) sex looters

Question 29

Date rapists would best be categorized as which of the following?

A) group conformers
B) meaning stretchers
C) naïve graspers
D) sex looters

Question 30

______ are usually sexually inexperienced youths with an unrealistic conception of female erotic arousal.

A) group conformers
B) meaning stretchers
C) naïve graspers
D) sex looters

Question 31

According to Groth and Birnbaun's (1979) study, majority of the rapes are considered ______ rapes.

A) anger
B) power
C) sadistic
D) sadomasochist

Question 32

What is the name of the law that requires states to inform local communities when high-risk sex offenders are released?

A) Cheryl's Law
B) Jessica's Law
C) Megan's Law
D) Pamela's Law

Question 33

Following or surveilling (or both) another person deliberately and without justification is referred to as ______.

A) peeping
B) stalking
C) harassment
D) assault

Question 34

All of the following were identified as myths of child molesters except that ______.

A) molesters are usually strangers
B) molesters will always be caught
C) children recover from the abuse quickly
D) a small percentage of convicted felon child molesters go to prison

Question 35

Which of the following types of molesters take advantage of a child living in the same household?

A) incestuous
B) senile
C) career
D) spontaneous-aggressive

Question 36

______ molesters are usually involved in illegal careers.

A) Incestuous
B) Senile
C) Career
D) Asocial

Question 37

All of the following were identified as factors associated with incest except ______.

A) alcoholism
B) low intelligence
C) biological parents
D) personality disorganization

Question 38

Which of the following is considered a characteristic of sex offenders?

A) most are emotionally mature
B) the majority of offenders are older and married
C) most offenders are rather minor offenders
D) majority of offenders use force on their victims

Question 39

______ involves theft through violence or the threat of violence.

A) Burglary
B) Grand theft
C) Motor vehicle theft
D) Robbery

Question 40

According to Conklin's typology of robbers, which of the following is the most common?

A) professional robbers
B) opportunist robbers
C) alcoholic robbers
D) addict robbers

Question 41

______ robbers have a long-term commitment to crime, their major source of livelihood.

A) Professional
B) Opportunist
C) Alcoholic
D) Addict

Question 42

______ robbers have little commitment to robbery; they engage in unplanned robberies on occasion to support their habit.

A) Professional
B) Opportunist
C) Alcoholic
D) Addict

Question 43

The most feared type of robber is a ______.

A) professional
B) semiprofessional
C) alcoholic
D) addict

Question 44

All of the following were identified as possible characteristics of wife abusers except for ______.

A) independence
B) economic problems
C) present military service
D) alcohol abuse

Question 45

Wolfgang and Ferracuti are credited with which of the following theoretical concepts?

A) anger rape typologies
B) sexual predator
C) subculture of violence
D) superpredators

Question 46

Machismo, the code of conduct requiring that males defend their sense of honor, is particularly virulent in ______ cultures.

A) Asian
B) European
C) Latin American
D) African

Question 47

Most scientists agree that humans do not have a natural predisposition toward violence and aggression.

Question 48

According to Davis and Gurr (1969), a prolonged frontier experience legitimized violence and vigilante justice.

Question 49

Organized serial killers are usually socially and sexually incompetent.

Question 50

Visionaries are thrill-seekers who murder for creature comforts, profit, or pleasure in life.

Question 51

There is evidence that blacks are more likely to be serial murderers than other groups.

Question 52

Countries with greater inequalities in income distribution have lower murder rates.

Question 53

Alcohol is a contributing factor in the majority of homicides, assaults, and rapes.

Question 54

Mental illness or brain damage characterizes pathologically violent offenders.

Question 55

Workplace violence is the number two factor in on-the-job deaths and number one among women.

Question 56

The United States leads the world in school violence.

Question 57

One strategy of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment included patrolling gun crime "hot spots" to reduce rates of domestic violence by seizing illegally carried weapons.

Question 58

Many rapes take place within established dating relationships, and most are never reported.

Question 59

Naive graspers are usually sexually inexperienced youths with an unrealistic conception of female erotic arousal.

Question 60

Group conformers have little desire for affection and/or little respect for the victim's autonomy and callously use women as sex objects.

Question 61

Most child molesters are strangers to their victims.

Question 62

Senile molesters are usually involved in illegal careers.

Question 63

Robbery is more concentrated in larger cities than any other crime.

Question 64

The explanation for robbery is economic, rather than racial.

Question 65

Of the typology of robbers proposed by Conklin, the opportunist robber, is the most common.

Question 66

Intimate personal violence usually involves physical assaults by men against women, although the reverse is not unheard of.

Question 67

Child abuse victims inevitably go on to become abusers themselves.

Question 68

Domestic battering by a spouse or lover is referred to as intimate partner violence.

Question 69

Elder abuse may involve physical, sexual, or emotional abuse; neglect or desertion; or taking and misusing an elderly person's money or property.

Question 70

A culture of violence refers to the ways of life in societies that approve of violence as a means of resolving disputes.

Question 71

The Midwest is known for having the highest rates of gun ownership.

Question 72

Intensives have continuing criminal involvement from an early age and commit on the average 51 crimes per year.

Question 73

Much of the high violent crime rate in the United States consists of child abuse.

Question 74

Many of the biological and psychological theories of crime have the greatest explanatory power when applied to individual cases and particularly to multiple murderers.

Question 75

A majority of violent offenders are not career criminals but reflect situational or subcultural reactions to interpersonal disputes.

Question 76

Identify two historical events recognized by Davis and Gurr as contributing to violence in the United States.

Question 77

Identify and describe three types multicide (multiple murders).

Question 78

What is the terrible triad?

Question 79

Identify the differences between organized versus disorganized serial killers.

Question 80

Describe the four categories of workplace violence.