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Return to Introduction to Criminology: A Brief Edition Student Resources
Chapter 2 Self Quiz
Measuring Crime
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Which measure of crime provides an exact count of the number of offenses that have occurred in the United States in a given year?
Uniform Crime Reports
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National Crime Victimization Survey
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National Incident-Based Reporting System
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None of these.
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This term describes criminal offenses that are unreported to law enforcement officials and never recorded.
unknown crime
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clearances
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dark figure of crime
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street crime
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Which study represents a major government effort to measure crime in the United States?
National Self-Report Survey Program
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Uniform Crime Reports
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Reporting Program
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National Incidental Reporting System
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The National Crime Victimization Survey provides information about victims, offenders, and _____.
street crime
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reported crime
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unreported crime
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white-collar crime
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For which crime survey does the FBI collect data?
National Crime Victimization Survey
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Uniform Crime Reports
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National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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Monitoring the Future
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Which of the following is
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rape
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robbery
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arson
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aggravated assault
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What is the closure of an offense by either arrest or other means called?
clearance
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conclusion
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trial
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verdict
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The UCR's hierarchy rule states that in an incident involving multiple offenses, only the most _____ offense is officially recorded.
costly
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interesting
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criminal
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serious
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If a jurisdiction with a population of 15,001,418 has 57,612 estimated offenses in 2018, what is its crime rate?
384 offenses per person
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449 offenses per person
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10 offenses per person
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57,612 offenses per person
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The UCR provides an unsatisfactory picture of this type of crime.
white-collar
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street
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property
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violent
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Which agency conducts the National Crime Victimization Survey?
Census Bureau
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Intimate-partner violence is abuse that occurs between two people _____.
who don't know each other but have had sex once
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in a spousal, domestic, or romantic relationship
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who know each other
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None of these.
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Most of the problems with the NCVS are related to this.
under-reporting of victimization
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over-reporting of victimization
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the dark figure of crime
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the reporting of respondents under the age of 12
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These reports are based on data from individuals about any criminal offenses they have committed.
Uniform Crime Reports
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National Crime Victimization Survey
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National Incident-Based Reporting System
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self-report studies
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This type of study follows respondents throughout much of their lives.
cross-sectional
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longitudinal
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self-report
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cohort
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