Exam 2: Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

NIBRS has almost completely replaced the UCR as the leading source of official crime statistics.

Because NCVS only surveys households, crimes committed against commercial establishments are not included.

Which of the following is classified as an index crime?

Whether crime has "gone up" or "gone down" depends on what years we choose to look at.

Which of the following is not considered a major source of crime data for criminologists?

Identify one weakness of self-report surveys.

Which of the following data sources allows researchers to correlate a variety of characteristics of respondents, such as the trait of impulsiveness, with their admitted offenses?

What is the difference between the NIBRS and the UCR? List and describe the problems related with each data collection tool.

Define the dark figure of crime.How does the concentration of the dark figure of crime differ based on the data collection tool used?

The NCVS is conducted by the Census Bureau on behalf of

One weakness of NIBRS is that it

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) was first implemented in the 1930s.

The UCR report provides both crime trends and the reasons behind them.

Because all data sources converge on some very important points about crime, they enable us to proceed with at least some confidence in our endeavors to understand the whys of crime.

The UCR is compiled by

What does NIBRS stand for?

What is the dark figure of crime?

The primary source of official crime statistics in the United States is the annual ______ published by the FBI.

If a person is arrested and charged for a Part I offense, the UCR records the crime as ______ by arrest.

Identify one strength of the NCVS.