Deck 2: Types of Crime

Question 1

________ is information from individuals who are guaranteed confidentiality,reveal offenses that they have committed but for which they may or may not have been arrested and held accountable.

A)A police report
B)The National Incident-Based Report
C)The Uniform Crime Report
D)A self report

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT provided by the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?

A)The location of a crime
B)The dark figure of crime
C)The time and day a crime took place
D)The weapons used to perpetrate a crime

Answer 2

B

Question 3

________ is the suffering of crime victims caused by their subsequent treatment by the police,the courts,or personal acquaintances.

A)Secondary victimization
B)The self-report case study
C)Victimless crime
D)The dark figure of crime

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_________ are interviews with individuals who have been personally affected by specific crimes.

A)Crime Indices
B)Uniform Crime Reports
C)Secondary victimizations
D)Victim surveys

Question 5

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the Uniform Crime Reports to analyze trends in crimes?

A)The UCR system undercounts offenses;police have to report only the most serious offense when multiple offenses are committed in one incident.
B)The UCR definition of crimes remains the same across different states.Hence,only crimes associated with arson are reported.
C)The U.S.government prohibits criminologists from using the UCR's crime data to assess the level of crime in a given jurisdiction.
D)The U.S.government prohibits the UCR from recording data about sensitive crimes like murder,larceny,and forcible rape.

Question 6

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)was officially started in the year ________.

A)1980
B)1950
C)1930
D)1920

Question 7

The three sections of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)are ________.

A)Personal Screen,Household Screen,and Individual Screen
B)Personal Characteristics,Household Screen,and Family Screen
C)Personal Characteristics,Household Screen,and Individual Screen
D)Personal Characteristics,Family Screen,and Individual Screen

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)?

A)It only includes crimes that have been reported to the police.
B)It does not include victimizations of children under the age of 12.
C)It includes information on the victimization of commercial businesses.
D)It includes homicide and arson.

Question 9

The ________ is an officially compiled statistical measure of the incidence of crime in the United States.

A)Dark Figure of Crime
B)National Crime Victimization Survey
C)Crime Index
D)Battery Statistics Report

Question 10

In the Crime Index,the Part I offenses comprise of seven felonies: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter,forcible rape,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,larceny,and motor vehicle theft.Congress later mandated the addition of ________ to the Part I offenses.

A)arson
B)auto theft
C)battery
D)insider trading

Question 11

According to the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR),racism motivates about ________ of all hate crime convictions.

A)half
B)three-fourth
C)one-fourth
D)one-third

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Part I offenses of the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?

A)Prostitution
B)Rape
C)Murder
D)Burglary

Question 13

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)does NOT collect victimization information about:

A)adults.
B)individuals living with others.
C)businesses.
D)individuals living alone.

Question 14

The dark figure of crime refers to the:

A)crimes that we do not know about because they are not reported.
B)violent crimes reported on National TV.
C)property crimes recorded in the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR).
D)crimes committed after midnight.

Question 15

Since ________,the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)requires authorities to provide additional information when a crime appears to have been motivated by hate.

A)1985
B)1998
C)1960
D)1996

Question 16

Which of the following is a difference between the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?

A)The NCVS is primarily oriented toward criminals and their crimes,whereas the UCR focuses mainly on victims and their victimizations.
B)The NCVS does not include data on secondary victimizations,whereas the UCR includes a deep study of the suffering of crime victims caused by their subsequent treatment by the police,the courts,or personal acquaintances.
C)The NCVS includes both reported and nonreported crimes and counts each crime separately,whereas the UCR counts only the most serious crime in an incident.
D)The NCVS includes data on homicide,kidnapping and so-called victimless crimes,whereas the UCR does not include these crimes.

Question 17

Which of the following is a U.S.Crime Index compiled by the FBI and the Department of Justice that tracks detailed information about
22 categories of crime?

A)The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
B)The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
C)The Self-report Against Man-made Crimes (SAMC)
D)The Dark Figure of Crime (DFC)

Question 18

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)does NOT collect victimization information about individuals:

A)who were kidnapped.
B)living in apartments.
C)who are aged 60.
D)living in rural areas.

Question 19

Which of the following is a self-report approach that examines the experiences of an individual offender at length and in detail and can suggest useful hypotheses to test later with a larger sample of the same kind of offender?

A)Uniform Crime Reports
B)Case studies
C)National Incident-Based Reporting Systems
D)Crime Indices

Question 20

The current sample size of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)is ________ households.

A)53,000
B)76,000
C)12,000
D)250,000

Question 21

A man enters a store with an intention to shop.While shopping,he notices the store clerk going to the back of the store leaving the counter and register unattended.Although he did not intend to steal when he entered the store,the man decides to take advantage of the opportunity.He walks to the counter,takes out the money from the cash register,and then leaves the store.Which of the following crimes did the man commit?

A)Property
B)Arson
C)Personal
D)Public order

Question 22

A man walks into a store and points a gun at the store clerk.Threatening to kill the clerk,he takes all the money from the cash register and leaves the store without physically harming the clerk.What type of crime did the man commit?

A)Political crime
B)Public order crime
C)Crime against persons
D)Crime against a business

Question 23

What is the percentage of sexual assaults that is reported to the police?

A)90%
B)75%
C)25%
D)50%

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a phase of rape trauma syndrome?

A)The resolution phase
B)The outward adjustment phase
C)The acute phase
D)The coping phase

Question 25

What is the percentage of property crimes committed in the United States every year?

A)90%
B)10%
C)25%
D)75%

Question 26

In a(n)________,victims are killed within a fairly narrow time span,from several hours to a few days.

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

Question 27

A ________ is an intentional killing not planned ahead of time.

A)first-degree murder
B)spree murder
C)serial murder
D)second-degree murder

Question 28

________ is a student's repeated experience of harmful acts perpetrated by other school children.

A)Student bullying
B)Student larceny
C)Student arson
D)Student neglect

Question 29

Which of the following groups is arrested most often?

A)Customers of prostitutes
B)Pimps
C)Prostitutes
D)Gigolos

Question 30

A man intends to shoot his wife,when she is sleeping,and dump her body in a nearby river.He carries out his plan with pin-point perfection.Which of the following crimes did the man commit?

A)Voluntary manslaughter
B)Involuntary manslaughter
C)First-degree murder
D)Second-degree murder

Question 31

________ refers to a killing in which an offender is provoked and loses control,slaying his or her victim in the heat of passion.

A)Serial murder
B)Mass murder
C)Involuntary manslaughter
D)Voluntary manslaughter

Question 32

Which of the following statements is true about the factors that influence crime?

A)In general,men are less likely than women to become victims of reported violent crimes.
B)In general,younger people are more likely than older people to be victims of violent crime.
C)Overall,women are less likely to be attacked in their homes and men are less likely to be attacked in public places.
D)Overall,the disparity of victimization rates between males and females has considerably increaseD.

Question 33

________ is the killing of three or more people over an extended period.

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

Question 34

Which of the following is an example of crimes against persons?

A)Larceny
B)Burglary
C)Battery
D)Arson

Question 35

A group of thieves breaks into an empty house with an intention to steal a TV.On entering the house,they realize that there is no TV in the house and leave without taking anything else.Which of the following crimes did the thieves commit?

A)Public order
B)Property
C)Personal
D)Arson

Question 36

In the heat of an argument,a young woman accidentally throws a pot of flowers from a window in her office,which is located on the second floor.The pot falls on a passerby's head,and he dies immediately.Which of the following crimes did the woman commit?

A)Involuntary manslaughter
B)First-degree murder
C)Second-degree murder
D)Voluntary manslaughter

Question 37

________ occurs when someone unjustifiably causes the death of another human being.

A)Sugging
B)Homicide
C)Arson
D)Hazing

Question 38

Which of the following statements is true of the methods that are used to measure crime?

A)Crime Index is a self-report approach that examines the experiences of an individual offender at length and in detail and can suggest useful
Hypotheses to test later with a larger sample of the same kind of offender.
B)Self-reports tell us about crimes committed by people who were never caught.
C)The dark figure of crime is the group of reported and recorded crimes that take place past midnight.
D)The Uniform Crime Reports contain crimes reported and unreported by the police.

Question 39

In the United States,homicide rates are highest in the ________.

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

Question 40

________ are multiple murders that occur at one place and time.

A)Mass murders
B)Serial murders
C)Spree murders
D)Customized murders

Question 41

Which of the following groups contains the highest number of individuals serving time for drug use in the United States?

A)Latinos
B)Whites
C)Asians
D)Blacks

Question 42

Henry works at the CIA and has access to confidential government information.The government of another country bribes him to pass on certain information.Henry agrees and
Provides them the necessary information.Which of the following crimes did Henry commit?

A)Personal
B)Public order
C)Property
D)Political

Question 43

Which of the following crimes cost the United States the most?

A)Kidnapping
B)White-collar
C)Street mugging
D)Hazing

Question 44

Which of the following drugs is NOT listed as a drug that is easy to produce and that does not require specialized training for production?

A)Coca
B)Poppies
C)Marijuana
D)Ecstasy

Question 45

Which of the following groups contains the highest number of drug users in the United States?

A)Latinos
B)Asians
C)Blacks
D)Whites

Question 46

A new nonprofit organization to help juvenile delinquents consists of employees,including the president,working as volunteers.All the employees work for free.However,the president takes money from the organization's account to cover the costs of transportation and day care services she avails while at the agency.She classifies these expenses under the "various other organizational expenses" category and never takes more than what is required to cover her costs.Which of the following crimes did the president commit?

A)Hazing
B)Robbery
C)She has not committed any crime
D)White-collar

Question 47

Cocaine powder is classified under schedule ________ of the controlled substance schedules.

A)IV
B)III
C)II
D)I

Question 48

A killing resulting from an offender's careless actions is called ________.

A)first-degree murder
B)mass murder
C)voluntary manslaughter
D)involuntary manslaughter

Question 49

A group of thieves breaks into an empty house with an intention to steal a TV.On entering the house,they realize that there is no TV in the house and leave without taking anything else.Which of the following crimes did the thieves commit?

A)Burglary
B)Robbery
C)White-collar
D)Treason

Question 50

Henry works at the CIA and has access to confidential government information.The government of another country bribes him to pass on certain information.Henry agrees and provides them the necessary information.Based on this scenario,it is clear that Henry's actions directly challenge the state.Which of the following crimes did Henry commit?

A)Larceny
B)Terrorism
C)Treason
D)Theft

Question 51

A man breaks into an empty house,steals a few household items,and sneaks out of a window undetected.Which of the following did the man commit?

A)Battery
B)Arson
C)Burglary
D)Robbery

Question 52

Drug regulation in the United States began in 1791,when Congress ________ that led to the so-called Whiskey Rebellion.

A)passed a tax on whiskey
B)prohibited the sale of whiskey
C)passed regulations on the amount of whiskey a person could consume
D)introduced a ban on importing whiskey

Question 53

Crimes against public order often are called ________.

A)secondary victimizations
B)victimless crimes
C)property crimes
D)survey victims

Question 54

What is the most common form of victimization in the United States?

A)Burglary
B)Robbery
C)Larceny
D)Assault

Question 55

Crimes that threaten a government's survival are:

A)political crimes.
B)property crimes.
C)crimes by gender.
D)crimes against persons.

Question 56

A man enters a store with an intention to shop.While shopping,he notices the store clerk going to the back of the store leaving the counter and register unattended.Although he did not intend to steal when he entered the store,the man decides to take advantage of the opportunity.He walks to the counter,takes out the money from the cash register,and then leaves the store.Which of the following crimes did the man commit?

A)White-collar
B)Robbery
C)Burglary
D)Larceny

Question 57

Which group experiences more property crimes than the other age groups?

A)Children
B)Young women
C)Young men
D)The elderly

Question 58

Which of the following is a difference between Schedule I and Schedule II drugs?

A)Schedule I drugs are illegal,whereas Schedule II drugs are legal.
B)Schedule I drugs are addictive,whereas Schedule II drugs are not addictive.
C)Schedule I drugs do not have an accepted medical use,whereas Schedule II drugs have a medical use.
D)Schedule I drugs are injected,whereas Schedule II drugs are smokeD.

Question 59

Drug use in minority neighborhoods is ________ than that in more affluent nonminority areas.

A)drastically lower
B)only slightly higher
C)drastically higher
D)only slightly lower

Question 60

The 1914 ________ required individuals who sold or dispensed opiates and cocaine to register annually,pay a fee,and file a federal tax form.

A)Harrison Act
B)Volstead Act
C)Omnibus Drug Act
D)Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 61

A foreigner entered the United States through a work visa.When the visa expired,he remained in the country without notifying the government.Which of the following offenses did the man commit?

A)Immigration
B)Property
C)Registration
D)Citizen

Question 62

Which of the following is true of organized crime?

A)In organized crime,drug cartel groups are lawfully forbidden from testing the loyalty of their group members.
B)In organized crime,most crime groups exhibit cooperative relationships with other organized crime groups in order to increase diversity in their groups.
C)In organized crime,superiors prohibit perpetrators from using legitimate business ventures as a cover and as a way to launder illegal profits.
D)In organized crime,transnational activities require numerous independent groups operating in source,transit,and destination countries.

Question 63

A national survey of American women revealed that ________ survey participants had been stalked.

A)1 in 5
B)1 in 12
C)1 in 1,000
D)1 in 100

Question 64

A foreigner entered the United States through a work visa.When the visa expired,he remained in the country without notifying the government.Under the law,the man is a(n):

A)alien.
B)convict.
C)fugitive.
D)legal immigrant.

Question 65

Which of the following statements is true about the trends in crimes?

A)Female offenders are often more likely to be violent than are male offenders.
B)Drug-addicted women are less likely to use sex to obtain drugs than are male drug users.
C)Males often are stalked by an acquaintance or a stranger.
D)Men are more likely than are women to be attacked at home by their spouses.

Question 66

Who among the following is most likely to stalk a lady?

A)A stranger
B)An acquaintance
C)A female friend
D)A former partner

Question 67

________ is an ongoing criminal conspiracy that profits from providing illicit goods and services.

A)Personal crime
B)Immigration crime
C)Organized crime
D)Public order crime

Question 68

The rate of murders committed by women has ________ since 1980.

A)declined
B)stayed the same
C)increased slightly
D)increased drastically

Question 69

Gangs control and operate illicit drug markets in many of the major cities in the United States.These gangs control the manufacturing,trafficking,and delivery of drugs to users.Profit from the drug sales is used to fund their operations,while additional funds are laundered and invested into legitimate businesses.This is an example of:

A)public order crime.
B)immigration crime.
C)property crime.
D)organized crime.

Question 70

Sheeba's ex-husband Samson calls her one day to tell her that he loves her and misses her.She gets irritated and hangs up the phone.Samson calls her again the next day threatening of direct consequences if she refuses to take him back in her life.Unable to bear the harassment,Sheeba reports this to the police and changes her phone number.Upset over the situation,Samson commits suicide by consuming sleeping pills.Which of the following crimes did Samson commit in this scenario?

A)Voluntary manslaughter
B)Stalking
C)Involuntary manslaughter
D)Battery