Chapter 2 End of Chapter Quiz

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. What are three logistical obstacles to measuring crime effectively and efficiently?

Definitional problems correct incorrect

Resource problems correct incorrect

Political problems correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What are the Uniform Crime Reports?

The primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States that is administered annually by the U.S. Census Bureau correct incorrect

A crime-reporting system that gathers data on each criminal offense even if several offenses are committed at one time correct incorrect

A crime-reporting system in which researchers ask respondents to identify offenses they have committed correct incorrect

A cooperative statistical effort of law enforcement agencies that voluntarily report data on the offenses they know about correct incorrect

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. What does the Uniform Crime Reports do?

It compiles the volume and rate of four violent crimes and four property crimes for the states and many jurisdictions correct incorrect

It compiles the volume and rate of criminal victimization by county correct incorrect

It compiles the volume and rate of every criminal offense committed in the United States over the past year correct incorrect

It estimates the volume and rate of violent criminal offenses only correct incorrect

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. Which data does the National Incident-Based Reporting System include?

data describing the offender(s) correct incorrect

Data describing the victim(s) correct incorrect

Data describing the property involved in crime correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States?

Uniform Crime Reports correct incorrect

Self-report studies correct incorrect

National Incident-Based Reporting System correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which scenario best describes the idea of the innocent victim?

Two strangers rob a gas station clerk correct incorrect

After the robbery, one of the robbers shoots the other in an argument over how to divide the money. correct incorrect

The victims in both scenarios are innocent victims correct incorrect

The victims in both scenarios committed victim precipitation correct incorrect

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. Which is not a purpose of the victim-impact statement?

The victim-impact statement is intended to help give victims and co-victims a feeling of participation in the process and emotional release. correct incorrect

The victim-impact statement is the primary tool in the determination of the offender's exact sentence. correct incorrect

The victim-impact statement expresses the effects of the offense, including economic losses, the extent of physical or psychological injuries. correct incorrect

All of the above are purposes of the victim-impact statement. correct incorrect

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. These are small-scale, person offenses such as single-victim homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, and vandalism.

White-collar crime correct incorrect

Victimless crime correct incorrect

Victim-precipitated crime correct incorrect

Street crime correct incorrect

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. In 2015, the United States had a population of 321,418,820 people, with a recorded 1,197,704 violent criminal offenses. What was the violent crime rate in the United States during 2015?

361.6 violent crimes per 100,000 people correct incorrect

372.6 violent crimes per 100,000 people correct incorrect

268.3 violent crimes per 100,000 people correct incorrect

384.5 violent crimes per 100,000 people correct incorrect

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. What is the dark figure of crime?

Criminal offenses that occur at night correct incorrect

The number of particularly heinous offenses correct incorrect

Unsolved criminal offenses correct incorrect

Criminal offenses that do not get reported correct incorrect

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. The National Crime Victimization Survey relies on respondents who are asked to identify offenses they have committed.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The U.S. Census Bureau administers the National Crime Victimization Survey

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A crime victim is always someone who is completely innocent in an encounter with a predatory stranger.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Uniform Crime reports is subject to error.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Victims always report criminal offenses.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Rape is one of the most reported offenses in the United States.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Because the National Incident-Based Reporting System uses the hierarchy rule when dealing with multiple offenses, only the highest offense in the hierarchy is reported and the rest are ignored.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. It is easy to measure white-collar and corporate crime.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The exact weight a judge gives to victim-impact statements when passing sentence is not known.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Few states have any sort of victim assistance program.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect