Question 1

The willingness of police and prosecutors to pursue hate crimes and punish offenders is very important for police-community relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that in 2017, the most common bias categories for hate crimes were _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  disability 
B)  religion 
C)  race/ethnicity 
D)  sexual orientation

Question 3

Which of the following statements pertaining to hate incidents is true? Hate incidents ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  can include crimes such as murder and vandalism 
B)  do not involve a criminal act 
C)  are investigated as crimes 
D)  are well documented across the United States

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a hate incident?

Accepted Answer

A)  vandalism 
B)  name-calling 
C)  assault 
D)  murder

Question 5

Which of the following statements pertaining to state hate crime laws is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  State statutes include all of the same protected groups. 
B)  There are greater criminal and civil penalties under state statutes than federal laws. 
C)  Statutes vary on the range of crimes covered. 
D)  There is uniformity in the training requirement for law enforcement officers across all states.

Question 6

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data from 2011 to 2015, the most commonly reported hate crime was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  rape 
B)  theft 
C)  simple assault 
D)  robbery

Question 7

The purpose to use a particular means to achieve some definite result is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  intent 
B)  unconscious bias 
C)  motive 
D)  predisposition

Question 8

Penalty-enhancement laws mainly protect institutions, such as churches, religious schools, houses of worship, and cemeteries from destruction or damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the differences between hate crimes and hate incidents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the differences between hate crimes and...

Question 10

The main concept in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) definition of "hate" is ______ toward something or somebody.

Accepted Answer

A)  irritation 
B)  rage 
C)  bias 
D)  anger

Question 11

Hate crimes are laws that provide prosecutors with enhanced penalties for crimes committed out of prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The statement: "It is an incitement to hatred primarily against a group of persons defined in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and so on." best aligns with which concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  bias crime 
B)  hate incident 
C)  bullying 
D)  hate speech

Question 13

Which of the following was identified in the text as the most common reason why victims do not report hate crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The incident was not considered important enough. 
B)  The incident was handled another way. 
C)  The victims believed that the police would not help. 
D)  The victims believed that the police could not do anything.

Question 14

The partnership between the community and the police depends solely on the coordination of hate crime law enforcement and victim services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The majority of the states and territories in the United States fall under which of the following categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  states and territories with hate crime laws that do not require data collection of hate crimes 
B)  states and territories with hate crime laws that require data collection of hate crimes 
C)  states and territories without hate crime laws that still recommend data collection of hate crimes 
D)  states and territories without hate crime laws

Question 16

Both hate crimes and hate incidents are violent in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How do the trends of hate crimes compare to those of general crimes?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How do the trends of hate crimes...

Question 18

Almost all of the states that have passed penalty-enhancement laws provide for enhanced penalties if the victim was targeted because of their ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  race, gender, or disability 
B)  race, ethnicity, or gender 
C)  race, religion, or ethnicity 
D)  race, sexual orientation, or national origin

Question 19

Oregon's Hate Crimes Act of 1981 mainly focused on crimes that were motivated by ______ bias.

Accepted Answer

A)  racial 
B)  gender 
C)  religious 
D)  anti-LGBTQ

Exam 6: Community Policing and Hate Crime

The willingness of police and prosecutors to pursue hate crimes and punish offenders is very important for police-community relations.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that in 2017, the most common bias categories for hate crimes were _____.

Which of the following statements pertaining to hate incidents is true? Hate incidents ______.

Which of the following is an example of a hate incident?

Which of the following statements pertaining to state hate crime laws is true?

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data from 2011 to 2015, the most commonly reported hate crime was ______.

The purpose to use a particular means to achieve some definite result is referred to as ______.

Penalty-enhancement laws mainly protect institutions, such as churches, religious schools, houses of worship, and cemeteries from destruction or damage.

Explain the differences between hate crimes and hate incidents.

The main concept in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) definition of "hate" is ______ toward something or somebody.

Hate crimes are laws that provide prosecutors with enhanced penalties for crimes committed out of prejudice.

The statement: "It is an incitement to hatred primarily against a group of persons defined in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and so on." best aligns with which concept?

Which of the following was identified in the text as the most common reason why victims do not report hate crimes?

The partnership between the community and the police depends solely on the coordination of hate crime law enforcement and victim services.

The majority of the states and territories in the United States fall under which of the following categories?

Both hate crimes and hate incidents are violent in nature.

How do the trends of hate crimes compare to those of general crimes?

Almost all of the states that have passed penalty-enhancement laws provide for enhanced penalties if the victim was targeted because of their ______.

Oregon's Hate Crimes Act of 1981 mainly focused on crimes that were motivated by ______ bias.