Forensic Law CH3 p74-84

1.

1 point

Self-reported surveys collect crime data from

offenders

victims

criminologists

law enforcement

2.

1 point

The majority of Part I offenses committed in the U.S. are

public order offenses

property crimes

violent crimes.

white collar crimes

3.

1 point

Part Two offenses include both felonies and misdemeanors.

True

False

4.

1 point

Data for the NCVS is collected by

the Department of Homeland Security.

the Federal Bureau of Investigation

university researchers

the Census Bureau

5.

1 point

The crime spike in the 1980’s and early 1990’s is thought by some to be related to the introduction of which illegal drug

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Marijuana

Crack

6.

1 point

Part II offenses include

they vary from year to year, there is no set list

all misdemeanors that do not fall into the Part I category.

crimes identified by INTERPOL as significant threats

all crimes recorded by the FBI that do not fall into the Part I category

7.

1 point

_________________ are the fastest growing group in the United States prison population.

8.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for the high rate of offending by adolescent populations?

Poverty

Socialization with other juvenile delinquents

Peer pressure

Hormone levels

9.

1 point

The acronym NIBRS stands for

National Individualized Basic Record System

National Intelligence Bureau Record System

National Incident-Based Reporting System

National Intelligence Bureau Reporting System

10.

1 point

In the UCR, the FBI presents crime data in all of the following ways except

in rank order by occurrence

percentage change from a previous period

rate per 100,000 people

aggregate (total) number of crimes.

11.

1 point

Self-report survey data are collected by all of the listed except

by telephone

the census.

by personal interview

by questionnaire

12.

1 point

Criminal behavior peaks during the teenage years

True

False

13.

1 point

The National Incident-Based Reporting System presents a more complete picture of crime than the UCR.

True

False

14.

1 point

Part II offenses do not include

DUI

arson.

gambling

vagrancy.

15.

1 point

In recent years, crime rates have steadily _______________.

16.

1 point

The UCR presents the most comprehensive representation of victim data in the United States

True

False

17.

1 point

The Uniform Crime Reports include

number of criminal convictions

the number of crimes cleared

victimization data

number of unreported offenses

18.

1 point

Which decade has been referred to as the “golden era” of low crime rates

1990s

2000s

1970s

1980s

19.

1 point

In terms of gender, crime is an overwhelmingly _________ activity

20.

1 point

The strongest statistical determinant of criminal behavior appears to be

peers

neighborhood

age.

parents.