Deck 2: Crime and Criminalstypes of Crimeviolent

Question 1

An attack on a person in which the assailant inflicts serious harm or uses a deadly weapon is called a(an) __________________.

A) fight
B) simple assault
C) aggravated assault
D) murder

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The use or threat of violence directed at people or governments to punish them for past action or to bring about a change of policy that is to the terrorist's liking is called _______.

A) international violence
B) genocide
C) terrorism
D) foreign relations

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In 2008, there were __________ murders in the United States.

A) 10,587
B) 12,714
C) 16,272
D) 21,003

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When a death is caused during the commission of a felony considered dangerous to life, the law considers it murder on the part of all participates. This is called ____________.

A) felony murder
B) voluntary manslaughter
C) first degree murder
D) second degree murder

Question 5

The killing of one person by another is called ____________.

A) murder
B) homicide
C) premeditation
D) all of the above

Question 6

Who fired artillery shells into two ancient statues of Buddha, the largest in the world?

A) the Taliban
B) the Army of God
C) the Israelis
D) the Egyptians

Question 7

The taking of property by force or violence or by the threat of violence is called ________.

A) burglary
B) robbery
C) larceny
D) all of the above

Question 8

If I enter the property of another, unlawfully, with the intent of committing a felony, I have committed the crime of ______________.

A) larceny
B) robbery
C) burglary
D) theft
E) none of the above

Question 9

Killing done with premeditation and deliberation is usually referred to as ________.

A) felony murder
B) voluntary manslaughter
C) first degree murder
D) second degree murder

Question 10

Terrorists in Colombia derive their funds from ____________.

A) the vast opium production of Afghanistan
B) the coca trade of Latin America
C) the selling of heroin to America
D) all of the above

Question 11

________________ is an activity aimed at making illegally obtained and untaxed funds appear legitimate.

A) fraud
B) money cleaning
C) money laundering
D) sterilizing

Question 12

Intentionally killing a person but without malice, as in the heat of passion, is generally referred to as ___________.

A) felony murder
B) voluntary manslaughter
C) first degree murder
D) second degree murder

Question 13

According to the UCR, _____________ rapes occurred during 2008.

A) 12,321
B) 35,879
C) 76,421
D) 89,000

Question 14

The Unabomber's real name was ______________.

A) Aileen Wuornos
B) Lizzie Borden
C) Ted Kaczynski
D) Susan Smith
E) Charles Mansion

Question 15

About 80% of guns taken from youths are _____________.

A) Shotguns
B) Rifles
C) Handguns
D) home made guns
E) None of these

Question 16

Which of the following is not part of the "wheel of terrorism"?

A) illicit arms trafficking
B) money laundering
C) illicit drug trafficking
D) computer crime
E) all of the above are part of the "wheel of terrorism"

Question 17

According to the text, the Taliban helped financed their terrorist activities from _______.

A) bank robberies
B) the vast opium production of Afghanistan
C) marijuana sales
D) production and sales of diamonds from diamond mines

Question 18

Guns account for approximately __________ of all murder deaths.

A) 42%
B) 53%
C) 62%
D) 70%

Question 19

Dennis Rader was also known as ________________.

A) The Boston Strangler
B) The Night Stalker
C) The Son of Sam
D) The BTK serial killer

Question 20

Many people consider a Florida prostitute, ___________ to be the first female serial killer.

A) Aileen Wuornos
B) Patty Hearst
C) Jack the Ripper
D) Lizzie Borden

Question 21

About ___________% of all murders victims are male.

Question 22

In 2008 there were ____________ murders in the United States.

Question 23

The stealing of goods from stores or markets is loosely called ____________.

A) burglary
B) robbery
C) shoplifting
D) all of the above

Question 24

The malicious burning of the dwelling house of another is called __________.

A) arson
B) reckless endangerment
C) destruction of private property
D) home invasion

Question 25

Killing done with premeditation and deliberation is usually referred to as ________.

Question 26

The killing of one person by another is called ____________.

Question 27

A criminal act committed by one or more employees of a corporation that is subsequently attributed to the organization itself is called ______________.

A) corporate crime
B) insider trading
C) stock manipulation
D) fraud
E) embezzlement

Question 28

Crime that is defined as being "committed by a person or a group in the course of an otherwise respected and legitimate occupation or business enterprise" is called ___________.

A) business crime
B) white-collar crime
C) cooperate crime
D) all of the above

Question 29

The use of material, nonpublic, financial information to obtain an unfair advantage is trading securities is called _____________.

A) churning
B) insider trading
C) stock manipulation
D) fraud

Question 30

The Sherman Antitrust Act, passed by Congress in 1890, __________________.

A) protected the big oil companies from civil suits
B) authorized the criminal prosecution of corporations engaged in monopolistic practices
C) granted FBI Director William Sherman extensive powers in the investigation of big business
D) allowed greater investigation of illegal immigrants

Question 31

The conversion (misappropriation) of property or money with which one is entrusted or for which one has a fiduciary responsibility is called ______________.

A) churning
B) insider trading
C) stock manipulation
D) fraud
E) embezzlement

Question 32

The unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony therein is called ______.

A) burglary
B) robbery
C) larceny
D) theft
E) none of the above

Question 33

The ____________ to the Constitution outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

A) 13^th Amendment
B) 14^th Amendment
C) 18^th Amendment
D) 21^st Amendment

Question 34

_________ is the acquisition of property of another through deception.

A) fraud
B) embezzlement
C) larceny
D) extortion
E) blackmail

Question 35

The term white-collar crime was coined by ________________.

A) Edwin Sutherland
B) Robert Merton
C) Sue Titus Reid
D) Frank Schmalleger
E) Grahame Savage

Question 36

From where does the UCR get its raw data?

A) special agents of the FBI who are trained in collecting data
B) newspaper reports and other research sources
C) the local police department that sends their crime statistics to the FBI
D) highly trained researchers who interview people in their homes across the United States

Question 37

Which of the following in not one of the FBI's Index Offenses?

A) murder
B) rape
C) terrorism
D) robbery
E) burglary

Question 38

Which of the following would not constitute arson?

A) the malicious burning of another person's automobile
B) the malicious burning of a dwelling of another
C) the burning of your own woodshed without the filing of an insurance claim
D) the malicious burning of a school building

Question 39

The taking or carrying away of property belonging to another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property permanently is called ___________.

A) burglary
B) robbery
C) larceny
D) all of the above

Question 40

The majority of guns taken from juveniles are ______________.

Question 41

Many people consider a Florida prostitute, ___________ to be the first female serial killer.

Question 42

There are over 14,000 people in the Federal Witness Protection Program.

Question 43

The __________________ gets its data by interviewing a large random sample of Americans and asking them about being victims of crime.

Question 44

The taking or carrying away of property belonging to another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property permanently is called ___________.

Question 45

After being accused of insider trading, Dennis Lambert implicated Martha Stewart.

Question 46

The leading cause of death among young African-American men is murder.

Question 47

The 21^st Amendment to the Constitution outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.

Question 48

The unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony therein is called ______.

Question 49

Guns account for approximately __________ of all murder deaths.

Question 50

An attack on a person in which the assailant inflicts serious harm or uses a deadly weapon is called a(an) __________________.

Question 51

Crime went down significantly during the decade of the ___________.

Question 52

In most states, a wife may not charge her husband with rape.

Question 53

Organized crime got its start in the United States early in this century when immigrants from the region of Sicily in Italy replicated their traditional family structure in organizing criminal activity.

Question 54

The index crimes are recorded by the FBI in a book entitled _______________.

Question 55

Ted Kaczynski was also known as ________________.

Question 56

The leading cause of death among young African-American men is _________.

Question 57

Intentionally killing a person but without malice and in the heat of passion is generally referred to as ___________.

Question 58

During this age of equality, a woman is more likely to commit a crime than a man is.

Question 59

The taking of property by force or violence or by the threat of violence is called ________.

Question 60

The term white-collar crime was coined by ________________.

Question 61

The killing of one person by another is always a murder.

Question 62

During the 1990's the crime rate in America increased.

Question 63

The term white-collar crime was coined by Cesare Beccaria.

Question 64

In 2006, the highest violent crime rate in the United States was in the state of Florida.

Question 65

The conversion (misappropriation) of property or money with which one is entrusted or for which one has a fiduciary responsibility is called embezzlement.

Question 66

The use of material, nonpublic, financial information to obtain an unfair advantage is trading securities is called insider trading.

Question 67

According to the text, the Taliban helped financed their terrorist activities from the vast opium production of Afghanistan.