Quiz 2
The new questioning procedures in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) allowed more crimes to be reported because ______.
more thorough questioning lead to reporting less serious offenses that occurred in the incident
The local news reports on a hit-and-run accident where a person dies. The news outlet spends several hours of airtime on the story. The outlet follows it up with covering the capture of the offender and the trial. In total, this news spends almost 100 hr of airtime on this case. In a recent survey, people believe that hit-and-run events are now commonplace in their community. What tactic did the media use to instill the fear in this community?
crime multiplier
The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) includes new categories of offenses. These offenses are called "crimes against society." What are some of the crimes in this new category?
gambling
After the 9/11 attacks, individual fear of crime ______.
increased
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) does NOT collect information on ______.
information on crime victims or offenders
Which demographic has the greatest fear of victimization?
old women
The National Crime Survey collects data on ______ crimes.
personal and property
Which demographic is most fearful of a crime being committed against them?
poor
Which statement accurately describes the relationship between theory and data?
Theory is more accurate than data
What is the main concern of anomie criminal theory?
the gap between economic success and opportunities to get economic success
What is the general public perception of crime rates?
crime has gotten worse and people feel less safe than 20 years ago
A reporter is trying to find out crime statistics for their area. They are writing a newspaper article that violent crime is up among White middle-aged males. What report would this reporter be looking for?
National Crime Victimization Survey
In 2015, ______ of nonfatal violent victims were boys/men.
42.9%
One limitation of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is that it only records crimes committed against people over the age of ______.
12
The National Crime Victimization Survey only collects information of people ______ and older.
12
Since the ______, the overall crime rate has been ______ in the United States.
1990s;decreasing
A husband is an alcoholic and abuses his wife. He leaves every day to go to work at the hospital where he is a doctor. Before he leaves, he locks his wife in a room with no way out. When he gets home, he assaults her and forces her to make him dinner. According to National Crime Victimization Survey data collection, ______ data points can be collected from this scenario.
7-12
When the NCS merged into the NCVS, the reporting of types of crime increased, what other change in reporting did the NCVS report?
the number of unreported crimes increased
The Bureau of Justice Statistics provides data for which national report?
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Most criminological theories are based on which perspective?
sociological
Cybercrimes have a definition that is used by multiple agencies. True or False?
False
Which government agency is responsible for maintaining the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patterns and concentrations of crime tend to be found in ______.
specific populations
The biggest difference between National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and Supplementary Reporting system (SRS) is ______.
NIBRS can distinguish between attempted and completed crimes
When trying to gather information on crimes against persons and crimes against property, a person should look to which report?
National Crime Survey
National Crime Victimization Survey only takes into consideration crimes that have victims. If a person uses illegal drugs, will that crime be counted in the National Crime Victimization Survey?
No, victimless crimes are not reported to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Here, a person doing drugs does not have a victim.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) programs breaks crimes up into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. What are Part 1 crimes?
Part 1 crimes are common and dangerous crimes like murder, rape, and, robbery
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) programs breaks crimes up into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. What are Part 2 crimes?
Part 2 crimes are uncommon and less serious crimes like gambling, drunkenness, and purchasing prostitution.
The NCVS is on a rotating panel design. How does the rotating panel design report crime statistics to the NCVS?
People are interviewed every 6 months for a total of seven interviews.
What are some nonsampling errors that occur within the National Crime Victimization Survey?
People do not want to share specifics about events or people involved.
What is the base assumption of routine activity theory?
People in their normal course of their day will encounter an opportunity to be victimized.
Which statement is true regarding the crime multiplier effect?
The effect is that fear is exacerbated when a person watches the news and believes more crime is being committed than actually is.
Why is the media a key factor in fear of victimization?
The media tend to exaggerate stories that lead people to believe they are going to be victims of crime.
What is know as the hierarchy rule?
The most serious crime discovered by police at the scene is the crime that is reported to the FBI for purpose of statistics
In 1927, the International Association of Chiefs of Police created what organization to start collecting crime statistics?
the Committee on the Uniform Crime Records
The group Mothers Against Marijuana (MAA) is lobbying the local government to pass an ordinance against the use of medical marijuana. MAA showed FBI data that crime is higher in areas near marijuana dispensaries. Which data set did they consult?
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
The United States' longest criminal data college program is called ______.
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
What is the most common type of white-collar crime victimization?
credit card fraud
In 1927, the International Association of Chiefs of Police created the Committee on Uniform Crime Records to ______.
develop a program to gather crime statistics across the United States
An innovation of the National Crime Victimization Survey is that it allows for the collection and analysis of ______.
difficult to measure crimes for relatively small groups
Why do white-collar crimes usually fail to make it to the Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics report?
White-collar crime is usually handled by a regulatory agency or professional groups that handle the investigation.
Sociological approaches to crime emphasize ______.
environment and opportunity
Fear of being the victim of crime is much lower than actually being involved in a violent crime. True or False?
false
The UCR tracks all the crimes that happen in the United States. True or False?
false
In 2015, the FBI statistics show that a majority of murders are committed by a ______.
friend or acquaintance
______ theory examines the link between social roles, stereotypes, and the self-fulfilling prophecy to explain criminality.
labeling/shaming
The FBI gathers crime statistics by ______.
law enforcement agencies' voluntary report
What are Group B crimes in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?
less serious and infrequent crimes
One of the limitations of National Crime Victimization Survey is that it collects data for national estimates. Which entity cannot use the data effectively?
local law enforcement
NCVS statistics only count crimes committed by those who live in a dwelling. What large group is omitted by this?
members of military living in barracks
Which statement is true regarding race and the murder rate?
murder is committed more intraracially than interracially
Simple assault is defined as ______.
no minor injuries and no weapon used in assault
The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) was created to track ______.
nonfatal crimes against persons
The National Crime Survey (NCS) collected data on ______.
personal and property crime
Why is it important to discover the root causes of crime?
to combat crime, make the criminal justice system more efficient, and reduce victimization
In 2012, a new standard for series victimization was implemented to allow victims ______.
to report up to 10 incidents of the same or similar crime
Why does the federal government devote so many resources to measuring crime?
to understand the nature and extent of crime
Most criminal justice theories are based on the question of why people commit crimes. True or False?
true
No matter what data source is used, property and violent crimes are down in the United States. True or False?
true
The FBI does not mandate or require states to provide crime statistics for the UCR. True or False?
true
The National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service (NCJISS) was the first organization to conduct a survey about ______.
victimization
______ are malware programs that are downloaded to a personal computer without the owner's knowledge.
Creepware
What is the central assumption of classical crime theory?
Crime occurs when the benefit of committing the crime outweighs the potential punishment.
A local man commits a murder. During his trial, his defense focuses on the fact that he is an alcoholic, clinically depressed, and diagnosed with a social disorder. The defense is highlighting certain factors to justify the defendant's actions. What types of factors are being used by the defense to justify the actions of the defendant?
biological and psychological factors
In 1965, the government reviewed the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the Supplementary Report System (SRS) for major limitations of the UCR SRS. Which is not a limitation of the UCR SRS? a. data were more about law enforcement b. dark figure of crime c. data were only representative of people of a certain race d. incomplete data on victims, offenders, types of crimes, and locations
c. data were only representative of people of a certain race
What information the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) started tracking when the NCS merged into the NCVS?
sexual assault
What are Group A crimes in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?
more serious and frequently occurring offenses
A person uses the UCR to discuss the number of crimes committed in the area over the past few years. The person wants to talk about the type of people committing the crimes and why the crimes were committed, but could not find that data in the UCR. If the person wanted to talk about more specific details of the crime, what reports would have provided the information about the crimes?
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
How many aggravated assaults were recorded in 2016?
more than one million
A defendant was in a bar fight with a victim. The defendant struck the victim with his fist during an argument, and as a result is charged with ______.
simple assault