Question 1

The UCR and NCVS agree that most offenders and victims of crime are

Accepted Answer

A) female 
B) middle-aged 
C) wealthy 
D) young 
A) female 
B) middle-aged 
C) wealthy 
D) young

Question 2

Police agencies are required by federal law to participate in the UCR reporting program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One benefit of the NCVS is that it attempts to capture the extent of illegal drug usage among youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In reflecting on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the major sources of crime data, it can be concluded that the best source of information on crime

Accepted Answer

A) depends on what we want to know 
B) is the NCVS 
C) is self-report data 
D) is the UCR 
A) depends on what we want to know 
B) is the NCVS 
C) is self-report data 
D) is the UCR

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the number of crimes reported to police?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the best source available to criminologists to assess the dark figure of crime. 
B) This number is a direct reflection of the number of crimes actually committed. 
C) Due to false reports, this number is larger than the number of crimes actually committed. 
D) Due to unreported crimes, this number is smaller than the number of crimes actually committed. 
A) It is the best source available to criminologists to assess the dark figure of crime. 
B) This number is a direct reflection of the number of crimes actually committed. 
C) Due to false reports, this number is larger than the number of crimes actually committed. 
D) Due to unreported crimes, this number is smaller than the number of crimes actually committed.

Question 6

What is the hierarchy rule?

Accepted Answer

Rule under the UCR that requir

Question 7

The UCR and NCVS agree on the geographic areas and times of the year and month when crimes are more likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the strengths of the UCR.How do crimes rates relate to the UCR? How does the UCR categorize crimes?

Accepted Answer

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) progra

Question 9

A strength of NIBRS is that it provides

Accepted Answer

A) a good source of information on rates of drug use 
B) access to information on crimes that have not been reported to the police 
C) data from a large number of police agencies nationwide 
D) detailed information on each criminal incident 
A) a good source of information on rates of drug use 
B) access to information on crimes that have not been reported to the police 
C) data from a large number of police agencies nationwide 
D) detailed information on each criminal incident

Question 10

One strength of the NCVS is that it provides

Accepted Answer

A) data that has been held to strict legal standards 
B) a good source of information on rates of drug use 
C) access to information on crimes that have not been reported to the police 
D) detailed information on each criminal incident 
A) data that has been held to strict legal standards 
B) a good source of information on rates of drug use 
C) access to information on crimes that have not been reported to the police 
D) detailed information on each criminal incident

Question 11

Gauging the ______ of the problem means discovering how much of it there is, where and when it occurs most often, and among what social categories it occurs most frequently.

Accepted Answer

A) degree 
B) extent 
C) significance 
D) relevancy 
A) degree 
B) extent 
C) significance 
D) relevancy

Question 12

The official source of crime data that includes detailed information on the circumstances surrounding a criminal incident, including victim and offender characteristics is known as

Accepted Answer

A) UCR 
B) NCVS 
C) NIBRS 
D) DSM-5 
A) UCR 
B) NCVS 
C) NIBRS 
D) DSM-5

The UCR and NCVS agree that most offenders and victims of crime are

Police agencies are required by federal law to participate in the UCR reporting program.

One benefit of the NCVS is that it attempts to capture the extent of illegal drug usage among youth.

In reflecting on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the major sources of crime data, it can be concluded that the best source of information on crime

Which of the following is true of the number of crimes reported to police?

What is the hierarchy rule?

The UCR and NCVS agree on the geographic areas and times of the year and month when crimes are more likely to occur.

Discuss the strengths of the UCR.How do crimes rates relate to the UCR? How does the UCR categorize crimes?

A strength of NIBRS is that it provides

One strength of the NCVS is that it provides

Gauging the ______ of the problem means discovering how much of it there is, where and when it occurs most often, and among what social categories it occurs most frequently.

The official source of crime data that includes detailed information on the circumstances surrounding a criminal incident, including victim and offender characteristics is known as

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters

Exam 2: Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

The UCR and NCVS agree that most offenders and victims of crime are

Police agencies are required by federal law to participate in the UCR reporting program.

One benefit of the NCVS is that it attempts to capture the extent of illegal drug usage among youth.

In reflecting on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the major sources of crime data, it can be concluded that the best source of information on crime

Which of the following is true of the number of crimes reported to police?

What is the hierarchy rule?

The UCR and NCVS agree on the geographic areas and times of the year and month when crimes are more likely to occur.

Discuss the strengths of the UCR.How do crimes rates relate to the UCR? How does the UCR categorize crimes?

A strength of NIBRS is that it provides

One strength of the NCVS is that it provides

Gauging the ______ of the problem means discovering how much of it there is, where and when it occurs most often, and among what social categories it occurs most frequently.

The official source of crime data that includes detailed information on the circumstances surrounding a criminal incident, including victim and offender characteristics is known as

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters