CRJU CH 1 & 2
How many offense are never reported to the police?
About half
This is designed to gather data on each criminal act even if several acts are committed within the same complex of behavior
National Incident-Based Reporting System
This kind of crime includes interpersonal violence and property crime
Street Crime
The suspension of all or part of a sentence subject to certain conditions and supervision in the community
Probation
How does the FBI currently classify arson?
Property crime
These offenses include drug use, disturbing the peace, drunkenness, prostitution, and some forms of gambling
Public order crime
The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.
Robbery
In a high school class, a researcher hands out questionnaires that ask the students to identify any criminal offense they have committed. Which term best describes this type of research
Self report study
According to the wedding cake model of criminal justice, what does the second layer represent?
Serious felonies
Why does the National Crime Victimization Survey not account for successfully completed drug transactions?
The buyers do not consider themselves crime victims
Thsi is the most extensive useful measure of crime that is available
Uniform Crime Reports
Which choice best describes the sources of error in the Uniform Crime Reports?
Unintentional and Intentional
Criminologists use this term to refer to instances wherein a victim plays an active role in initiating conflict
Victim Precipitation
How does the FBI classify murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault?
Violent crimes
This criminal Justice model describes the expectation of a just and fair criminal justice system
Due Process Model
To administer a legal process of judging and to pronounce a judgement
Adjudicate
What is the number of Crime Index offenses divided by the population of an area called?
Crime Rate
in society, which of the following dictates what is acceptable and what is punishable?
all of the above
Which is a logistical obstacle to measuring crime effectively and efficiently
All of the above
Four factors challenge the transition to greater cooperation among law enforcement agencies. which is not one of these?
All individual agencies organize their policies and operations in exactly the same way
Which of the following is an important actor in a criminal offense?
All of the above
Which part of the crime picture do the UCR, Self report studies, anad victimization studies tend to miss
All of the above
Most definitions of victim precipitation assert this
Both A and B
According to the wedding cake model of criminal justice, what does the top layer represent?
Celebrated Cases
These offenses are punishable by more than a year in a state prison
Felonies
This is the administration of a punishment or reward in accordance with morals that a given society considers correct.
Justice
According to the wedding cake model of criminal justice, what does the bototm layer represent?
Misdemeanors
Why is it difficult to measure white-collar and corporate crime?
Much of the investigation and regulation of corporate and white collar crime is not done by law enforcement
This is an action taken by a person or a group of people that violates the rules of society to the point that someone is harmed or society's interest are harmed.
Socialization
C. Wright Mills urges the use of this to examine issues while removed from our social location
Sociological Imagination
According to christie, which is not one of the six attributes typically associated with the idea of an innocent victim?
The victim and perpetrator know each other
Which is not a reason that a victim would not report an offense?
The victim may have committed the offense
This criminal offense is committed during the course of business for financial gain
White collar crime