Chapter 2 Self Check Quiz

. Which of the following is NOT included in the SRS breakdown of crime data?

Age

Gender

Background

Location

Race

. Which of the following IS a data collection program currently included in the UCR?

Hate Crime Statistics Program

Juvenile Crime Collection Program

Felony Assaults and Misdemeanors program

National Crime Hub Program

Family Court Crime Collection Program

. The federal government mandates how states define the term "juvenile" in their criminal laws.

True

False

. Under the latest statistics provided by OJJDP, there are many states that only protect a child in the Juvenile Court until age 15.

True

False

. Self-reporting surveys are considered highly reliable methods of obtaining data about issues related to juveniles.

True

False

. Which of the following is NOT included in the UCR, Part I Index Crimes when first established in the 1920's?

Larceny

Forcible rape

Murder

Aggravated assault

Kidnapping

. Police Departments are required to provide UCR data to the FBI.

True

False

. The UCR program considers a juvenile to be an individual under the age of 18 regardless of the state juvenile definition.

True

False

. Which of the following is NOT an area of data collection by the NIBRS, National Incident Based Reporting System?

Stolen goods

Firearm data

Gang violence

Homicides

Assault offenses at school

. The NIBRS, National Incident Based Reporting System in addition to collecting data also provides information related to correlations in which of the following areas?

Property, weapons, stolen items, victims and offenders

Offenses, property, victims, offenders and arrestees

Weapons, offenses, ages, victims and property

Victims, Offenders, Arrestees, Criminal History and Property

Arrestees, Property, Victims, Offenses and Weapons

. The National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) consists of "four hundred randomly selected agencies "that were already reporting through the NIBRS to create a nationally representative system.

True

False

. A measure of "validity and reliability" of survey data helps to ensure that every effort was made to achieve impartial results.

True

False

. When evaluating statistical surveys and their results, experts agree it is important to keep in mind all answers EXCEPT:

How were they asked?

Where is the sample of the population coming from?

Who is sponsoring the survey?

How long is the survey?

Does the sample represent the rest of the population?

. Which of the following is NOT true about the National Youth Survey-Family Study?

It was originally called the National Youth Survey

It was started in 1976

In 2002, researchers began collecting DNA from respondents

Data has been used to create initiatives and policy recommendations regarding youth in America

In early stages survey studied youth ages 6-11 years of age.

. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, YRBSS, was developed to "monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability and social problems among youth and adults in the U.S."

True

False

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