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Defining and Measuring Crime MCQ

_____ is defined as longitudinal study of at-risk behaviors and youth.

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Correct Answer: National Youth Survey Family Study

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_____ is self-report studies that investigate crime over a period of time.

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Correct Answer: Longitudinal Studies

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Is youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System research study by the CDC that focuses on health and youth risk behaviors among high school students?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as refers to crime statistics that are based on personal disclosures.

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Correct Answer: Self-Reported Data

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_____ is defined as the largest victimization study in the United States. Attempts to fill the gap of understanding between reported and unreported crime.

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Correct Answer: National Crime Victimization Survey

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_____ is system of crime data that offers expanded data categories of crime statistics. Removes the hierarchy rule of the UCR.

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Correct Answer: National Incident-Based Reporting System

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Is hierarchy Rule uniform Crime Reporting program rule that counts only the most serious crime?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.

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Correct Answer: Forcible Rape

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_____ is defined as refers to unreported crime in official crime statistics.

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Correct Answer: Dark Figure of Crime

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_____ is a calculation that compares the number of crimes with the size of the population. Allows for standardized comparisons across time and space.

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Correct Answer: Crime Rate

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Is type 1 Offenses also known as index crimes under the Uniform Crime Reports. Includes eight specific crime categories: murder, aggravated assault, rape and sexual assault, robbery, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft, and arson?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as one of the largest datasets on crime. Based on police arrest and reporting data.

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Correct Answer: Uniform Crime Reports

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_____ is defined as a crime that involves acts of violence with the goal of instilling fear.

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Correct Answer: Terrorism

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_____ is a crime that occurs when an individual or a government obtains secret or confidential information

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Correct Answer: Espionage

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Is treason a crime that involves acts that attempt to overthrow the government?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as describes a category of offenses that traditionally occur within the corporate field.

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Correct Answer: White-Collar Crime

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_____ is defined as a crime that involves the wager of money or other valuable goods in hopes of improving one’s financial status.

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Correct Answer: Gambling

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_____ is a crime that involves the exchange of sexual favors for money or other resources.

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Correct Answer: Prostitution

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Is drug Use a crime that involves the use of illegal or illicit substances?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as crimes that involve acts of self-harm or consensual behaviors.

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Correct Answer: Victimless Crimes

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_____ is defined as refers to acts that are considered illegal for only certain groups of offenders based on their age.

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Correct Answer: Status Offenses

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_____ is a crime that involves the destruction of a physical structure or item by fire.

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Correct Answer: Arson

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Is vandalism a crime that involves the destruction or damage of a physical structure or building?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a crime that involves the taking of property without the use of force.

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Correct Answer: Larceny-Theft

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_____ is defined as a crime that occurs when someone enters a building or other physical space with the intent of taking property without permission.

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Correct Answer: Burglary

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_____ is crimes that involve the taking of or damage to physical goods.

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Correct Answer: Property Crimes

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Is robbery a crime that involves taking personal property from someone through the use of force or fear?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a crime that involves the physical harm (or threat) to a victim.

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Correct Answer: Assault

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_____ is defined as a crime that involves sexual activity with someone who is legally unable to consent to sexual activity due to her or his age.

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Correct Answer: Statutory Rape

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_____ is a crime that involves sexual activity without consent.

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Correct Answer: Rape and Sexual Assault

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Is murder a crime that involves the killing of one human being by another?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as crimes that typically involve acts against another person.

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Correct Answer: Violent Offenses

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If one of the individuals pulls out a knife and stabs the other person in a bar fight, it would be considered ______.

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Correct Answer: Aggravated assault

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The crime of robbery is often confused with the crime of larceny-theft.

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Correct Answer: False

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Jaime was caught skipping school by the police school resource officer. This is an example of a ______.

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Correct Answer: Status offense

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Which of the following types of crimes receives a high degree of attention, but is much less common than the others?

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Correct Answer: Violent offenses

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Katie took her partner’s life in a crime of passion. She will most likely be convicted of ______.

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Correct Answer: Voluntary manslaughter

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There is no one dataset that tells us everything that we want to know about crime.

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Correct Answer: True

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A review of data shows that the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) paints a less detailed picture about crime than the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR).

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Correct Answer: False

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The results of self-reported studies are drawn upon convenience-based samples, and therefore cannot be compared with the population at large.

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Correct Answer: True

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The crimes of carjacking and purse snatching are examples of ______.

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Correct Answer: Robbery

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Data sources such as the National Crime Victimization or self-reported studies attempt to capture the dark figure of crime.

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Correct Answer: True

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