Question 1

The rate of criminal homicide peaks in the 18-to-24-year-old age category.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Technically, statutory law is law constituted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  case law or "judge-made" law 
B)  primal law 
C)  laws enacted by legislatures 
D)  unwritten law 
E)  none of the above 
A)  case law or "judge-made" law 
B)  primal law 
C)  laws enacted by legislatures 
D)  unwritten law 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Since the 1990s, the crime rate in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  has increased substantially 
B)  has decreased substantially 
C)  has remained about the same 
D)  has fluctuated substantially from year to year 
E)  remains unknown and unknowable 
A)  has increased substantially 
B)  has decreased substantially 
C)  has remained about the same 
D)  has fluctuated substantially from year to year 
E)  remains unknown and unknowable

Question 4

In the 1970s, many feminists argued that "rape isn't about sex, it's about violence." But by the 1990s, many feminists began to argue that rape is often about sex as well as about violence. Why this change in orientation?

Accepted Answer

There are a few reasons for the change i

Question 5

When criminologists make generalizations about crime in general, they tend to focus on "street" or Index Crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following regions of the United States has the highest rate of criminal homicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Northeast 
B)  California and the Pacific Northwest 
C)  the Midwest 
D)  the South 
E)  the Southwest 
A)  the Northeast 
B)  California and the Pacific Northwest 
C)  the Midwest 
D)  the South 
E)  the Southwest

Question 7

Even primal crimes such as rape, robbery, and murder are "relative"? If they are universally condemned, in what way are they "relative"? Does this generalization mean that there is no "common core" to what's considered crime?

Accepted Answer

The statement that even primal crimes su

Question 8

In the United States, relative to their numbers in the population, African Americans are, proportionally speaking:

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth as likely to be arrested as whites 
B)  about as likely to be arrested as whites 
C)  two to three times as likely to be arrested as whites 
D)  ten times as likely to be arrested as whites 
E)  arrested at a rate than is unknown and unknowable 
A)  one-tenth as likely to be arrested as whites 
B)  about as likely to be arrested as whites 
C)  two to three times as likely to be arrested as whites 
D)  ten times as likely to be arrested as whites 
E)  arrested at a rate than is unknown and unknowable

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of robbery:

Accepted Answer

A)  burglary 
B)  pickpocketing 
C)  larceny-theft 
D)  corporate crime 
E)  none of the above 
A)  burglary 
B)  pickpocketing 
C)  larceny-theft 
D)  corporate crime 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

With respect to criminal homicide, when:

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African American; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white
 person. 
B)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white person; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white person. 
C)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African American; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African
 American. 
D)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white person; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African American. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African American; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white
 person. 
B)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white person; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white person. 
C)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African American; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African
 American. 
D)  African Americans are killed, they tend to have been killed by a white person; when whites are killed, they tend to have been killed by an African American. 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

An example of a "primal" crime is:

Accepted Answer

A)  drug use 
B)  prostitution 
C)  corporate crime 
D)  gambling 
E)  murder 
A)  drug use 
B)  prostitution 
C)  corporate crime 
D)  gambling 
E)  murder

Question 12

Among the largest cities in the United States, New York City has the

Accepted Answer

A)  highest rate of criminal homicide 
B)  lowest rate of criminal homicide 
C)  the median rate of criminal homicide 
D)  an unknown and unknowable rate of criminal homicide 
E)  none of the above 
A)  highest rate of criminal homicide 
B)  lowest rate of criminal homicide 
C)  the median rate of criminal homicide 
D)  an unknown and unknowable rate of criminal homicide 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

The least common of the following crimes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  robbery 
B)  burglary 
C)  forcible rape 
D)  aggravated assault 
E)  murder 
A)  robbery 
B)  burglary 
C)  forcible rape 
D)  aggravated assault 
E)  murder

Question 14

African-Americans are more likely to be the victims of robbery than is true of whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

CompStat is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a methodology that tabulates crime as well as a strategy to combat crime 
B)  an explanation of the cause of criminal behavior 
C)  not used in New York City 
D)  employed only in the nation's rural police jurisdictions 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a methodology that tabulates crime as well as a strategy to combat crime 
B)  an explanation of the cause of criminal behavior 
C)  not used in New York City 
D)  employed only in the nation's rural police jurisdictions 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

The rate of which of the following crimes rises fastest as the size of the community rises:

Accepted Answer

A)  rape 
B)  murder 
C)  aggravated assault 
D)  robbery 
E)  All of the above crimes rise at the same rate as the size of the community rises. 
A)  rape 
B)  murder 
C)  aggravated assault 
D)  robbery 
E)  All of the above crimes rise at the same rate as the size of the community rises.

Question 17

Under what circumstances is the taking of human life socially tolerated, accepted, or non-deviant? Why? When is a killing conceptualized and dealt with as a murder or a deviant killing? What the social circumstances that transform the first into the second?

Accepted Answer

The taking of human life is socially tol

Question 18

In the United States in the past 5 to 10 years, the number of people cercerally confined (that is, in prisons and jails) has:

Accepted Answer

A)  has doubled 
B)  has remained about the same 
C)  has declined by half 
D)  remains unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above 
A)  has doubled 
B)  has remained about the same 
C)  has declined by half 
D)  remains unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

By definition, robbery entails confrontation between the perpetrator and the victim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Rape is:

Accepted Answer

A)  only "about" sex; it isn't "about" violence at all. 
B)  only "about" violence"; it isn't "about" sex at all. 
C)  always "about" violence-it is by definition a violent act-but it may be "about" sex as well. 
D)  "about" neither sex nor violence, but something else altogether. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  only "about" sex; it isn't "about" violence at all. 
B)  only "about" violence"; it isn't "about" sex at all. 
C)  always "about" violence-it is by definition a violent act-but it may be "about" sex as well. 
D)  "about" neither sex nor violence, but something else altogether. 
E)  none of the above

The rate of criminal homicide peaks in the 18-to-24-year-old age category.

Technically, statutory law is law constituted by:

Since the 1990s, the crime rate in the United States:

In the 1970s, many feminists argued that "rape isn't about sex, it's about violence." But by the 1990s, many feminists began to argue that rape is often about sex as well as about violence. Why this change in orientation?

When criminologists make generalizations about crime in general, they tend to focus on "street" or Index Crimes.

Which of the following regions of the United States has the highest rate of criminal homicide?

Even primal crimes such as rape, robbery, and murder are "relative"? If they are universally condemned, in what way are they "relative"? Does this generalization mean that there is no "common core" to what's considered crime?

In the United States, relative to their numbers in the population, African Americans are, proportionally speaking:

Which of the following is an example of robbery:

With respect to criminal homicide, when:

An example of a "primal" crime is:

Among the largest cities in the United States, New York City has the

The least common of the following crimes is:

African-Americans are more likely to be the victims of robbery than is true of whites.

CompStat is:

The rate of which of the following crimes rises fastest as the size of the community rises:

Under what circumstances is the taking of human life socially tolerated, accepted, or non-deviant? Why? When is a killing conceptualized and dealt with as a murder or a deviant killing? What the social circumstances that transform the first into the second?

In the United States in the past 5 to 10 years, the number of people cercerally confined (that is, in prisons and jails) has:

By definition, robbery entails confrontation between the perpetrator and the victim.

Rape is:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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Exam 5: Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

The rate of criminal homicide peaks in the 18-to-24-year-old age category.

Technically, statutory law is law constituted by:

Since the 1990s, the crime rate in the United States:

In the 1970s, many feminists argued that "rape isn't about sex, it's about violence." But by the 1990s, many feminists began to argue that rape is often about sex as well as about violence. Why this change in orientation?

When criminologists make generalizations about crime in general, they tend to focus on "street" or Index Crimes.

Which of the following regions of the United States has the highest rate of criminal homicide?

Even primal crimes such as rape, robbery, and murder are "relative"? If they are universally condemned, in what way are they "relative"? Does this generalization mean that there is no "common core" to what's considered crime?

In the United States, relative to their numbers in the population, African Americans are, proportionally speaking:

Which of the following is an example of robbery:

With respect to criminal homicide, when:

An example of a "primal" crime is:

Among the largest cities in the United States, New York City has the

The least common of the following crimes is:

African-Americans are more likely to be the victims of robbery than is true of whites.

CompStat is:

The rate of which of the following crimes rises fastest as the size of the community rises:

Under what circumstances is the taking of human life socially tolerated, accepted, or non-deviant? Why? When is a killing conceptualized and dealt with as a murder or a deviant killing? What the social circumstances that transform the first into the second?

In the United States in the past 5 to 10 years, the number of people cercerally confined (that is, in prisons and jails) has:

By definition, robbery entails confrontation between the perpetrator and the victim.

Rape is:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

Filters