Question 1

What is a supplement survey?

Accepted Answer

A supplement survey is a type of researc

Question 2

Explain how telescoping could affect a victim survey.

Accepted Answer

Telescoping in the context of a victim s

Question 3

Which of the following items describes the accurate use of the "hierarchy rule" when multiple offenses occur during the course of a criminal event?

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes are ranked according to the temporal order in which they occur during a criminal event 
B)  the entire incident is recorded under the most serious offense 
C)  agencies are ranked by the number of crimes they report 
D)  the incident is cataloged by the number of officers dispatched to the scene 
E)  the seriousness of a property crime is determined by the value of the property that is lost or damaged 
A)  crimes are ranked according to the temporal order in which they occur during a criminal event 
B)  the entire incident is recorded under the most serious offense 
C)  agencies are ranked by the number of crimes they report 
D)  the incident is cataloged by the number of officers dispatched to the scene 
E)  the seriousness of a property crime is determined by the value of the property that is lost or damaged

Question 4

How does vicarious victimization relate to fear of crime?

Accepted Answer

Vicarious victimization refers to the ex

Question 5

What is "vicarious victimization"?

Accepted Answer

Vicarious victimization refers to the pr

Question 6

Give an example of a screen question.

Accepted Answer

A screen question, also known as a scree

Question 7

What major problem did business victimization surveys face?

Accepted Answer

Business victimization surveys, which ar

Question 8

According to your textbook, which of the following is a vulnerability factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  living alone 
B)  residential location 
C)  fear of crime 
D)  lack of social support 
E)  all of the above are vulnerability factors 
A)  living alone 
B)  residential location 
C)  fear of crime 
D)  lack of social support 
E)  all of the above are vulnerability factors

Question 9

What was learned from the forward record check strategy?

Accepted Answer

The forward record check strategy is a m

Question 10

What is "bounding," and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

"Bounding" refers to a method or concept

Question 11

The "dark figure of crime" refers to which of the following items?

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes not known to the police 
B)  criminal acts committed by police officers 
C)  crimes known to the police 
D)  hate crimes 
E)  crimes that take place between 6 pm and 6 am 
A)  crimes not known to the police 
B)  criminal acts committed by police officers 
C)  crimes known to the police 
D)  hate crimes 
E)  crimes that take place between 6 pm and 6 am

Question 12

Surveying the same group of households or respondents at regular intervals over a period of time is called a panel design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is a reverse record check?

Accepted Answer

A reverse record check, often referred t

Question 14

Which of the following methodological issues affected the Ennis victimization survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  small sample size 
B)  question wording 
C)  memory decay 
D)  telescoping 
E)  all of the above issues affected the survey 
A)  small sample size 
B)  question wording 
C)  memory decay 
D)  telescoping 
E)  all of the above issues affected the survey

Question 15

Which of the following variables is NOT collected in the NIBRS program?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex of victim 
B)  type of injury 
C)  cause of the crime 
D)  property value 
E)  all of the above are collected 
A)  sex of victim 
B)  type of injury 
C)  cause of the crime 
D)  property value 
E)  all of the above are collected

Question 16

What are the three assumptions behind the record check strategy?

Accepted Answer

The record check strategy, often used in

Question 17

Which of the following best describes a "gray-area event"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a victimization episode that is not reported to the police 
B)  a victimization that takes place just outside the officer's geographical jurisdiction 
C)  an interracial victimization event 
D)  a victimization that does not correspond to the usual stereotype 
E)  a victimization episode involving an elderly person 
A)  a victimization episode that is not reported to the police 
B)  a victimization that takes place just outside the officer's geographical jurisdiction 
C)  an interracial victimization event 
D)  a victimization that does not correspond to the usual stereotype 
E)  a victimization episode involving an elderly person

Question 18

What was the original purpose behind developing the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?

Accepted Answer

The original purpose behind developing t

Question 19

Compare and contrast NORC and UCR crime rates contained in Table 2.1 of your textbook.

Accepted Answer

The NORC (National Opinion Research Cent

Question 20

What do the terms "revictimization" or "repeat victimization" mean?

Accepted Answer

The terms "revictimization" or "repeat v

What is a supplement survey?

Explain how telescoping could affect a victim survey.

Which of the following items describes the accurate use of the "hierarchy rule" when multiple offenses occur during the course of a criminal event?

How does vicarious victimization relate to fear of crime?

What is "vicarious victimization"?

Give an example of a screen question.

What major problem did business victimization surveys face?

According to your textbook, which of the following is a vulnerability factor?

What was learned from the forward record check strategy?

What is "bounding," and why is it important?

The "dark figure of crime" refers to which of the following items?

Surveying the same group of households or respondents at regular intervals over a period of time is called a panel design.

What is a reverse record check?

Which of the following methodological issues affected the Ennis victimization survey?

Which of the following variables is NOT collected in the NIBRS program?

What are the three assumptions behind the record check strategy?

Which of the following best describes a "gray-area event"?

What was the original purpose behind developing the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?

Compare and contrast NORC and UCR crime rates contained in Table 2.1 of your textbook.

What do the terms "revictimization" or "repeat victimization" mean?

The Scope of Victimology

The Costs of Victimization

Remedying the Impact of Victimization

Restorative Justice

Victim Rights

Traditional Crimes

Sexual Battery

Intimate Partner Violence

Child Maltreatment

Crime and the Elderly

Hate Crime Victimization

Victimization at School

Victimization at Work

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Exam 2: Measuring Criminal Victimization

What is a supplement survey?

Explain how telescoping could affect a victim survey.

Which of the following items describes the accurate use of the "hierarchy rule" when multiple offenses occur during the course of a criminal event?

How does vicarious victimization relate to fear of crime?

What is "vicarious victimization"?

Give an example of a screen question.

What major problem did business victimization surveys face?

According to your textbook, which of the following is a vulnerability factor?

What was learned from the forward record check strategy?

What is "bounding," and why is it important?

The "dark figure of crime" refers to which of the following items?

Surveying the same group of households or respondents at regular intervals over a period of time is called a panel design.

What is a reverse record check?

Which of the following methodological issues affected the Ennis victimization survey?

Which of the following variables is NOT collected in the NIBRS program?

What are the three assumptions behind the record check strategy?

Which of the following best describes a "gray-area event"?

What was the original purpose behind developing the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?

Compare and contrast NORC and UCR crime rates contained in Table 2.1 of your textbook.

What do the terms "revictimization" or "repeat victimization" mean?

The Scope of Victimology

The Costs of Victimization

Remedying the Impact of Victimization

Restorative Justice

Victim Rights

Traditional Crimes

Sexual Battery

Intimate Partner Violence

Child Maltreatment

Crime and the Elderly

Hate Crime Victimization

Victimization at School

Victimization at Work

Filters