Deck 7: Developmental Crime Prevention

Question 1

Phillips's studies of television and violence found that:

A) media presentations have no relationship with actual violence
B) media presentations lower subsequent violence
C) media presentations increase subsequent violence
D) the effect of media presentations is unknown
E) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Compared to actual levels of violent crime, the mass media:

A) underreport violent crime
B) provide fairly accurate information
C) overrepresent the level of violent crime
D) fail to consider violent crime
E) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Local crime stories, particularly those dealing with sensational events, tend to raise the level of fear among readers.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to the text, perhaps the most well-known information line program is:

A) McGruff
B) WE PREVENT
C) Crime Stoppers
D) 911
E) none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is True about crime newsletters?

A) They are well received by the public.
B) They reduce the level of fear of crime.
C) They increase crime preventive activity.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 6

Change in crime that predates the actual implementation of a crime prevention program refers to anticipatory benefit.

Question 7

Perhaps the most well-known media crime prevention campaign is "America's Most Wanted"?

Question 8

Evaluation of the "Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving" public service announcement campaign in the U.S. reveals significantly reduced drunk driving.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a problem with research on pornography and violence?

A) mixing two different stimuli
B) use of field studies
C) use of controlled laboratory settings
D) subjects are typically college students
E) none of the above is a problem

Question 10

Information lines are popular in the U.S. but have failed to emerge as an effective strategy in other countries.

Question 11

The media can be used for all but which of the following prevention purposes?

A) increasing the risk to offenders
B) increasing the perceived risk to offenders
C) inhibiting citizen action
D) encouraging safety practices by the public
E) all of the above are purposes

Question 12

One of the largest drawbacks to programs like "America's Most Wanted" and "CrimeWatch U.K." is:

A) citizens take matters into their own hands
B) offenders take extra precautions
C) rewards are rarely paid
D) few calls contribute valuable information
E) none of these are drawbacks

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the current McGruff campaigns?

A) Cyberbullying
B) Bullying Prevention
C) Identity Theft
D) Internet Safety
E) all of the above are current campaigns

Question 14

Field and natural experiments provide more tentative conclusions on the pornography−crime link than do laboratory experiments.

Question 15

Response generalization refers to:

A) taking action that was not intended
B) everyone responding to the message
C) arresting everyone involved
D) responding to calls for assistance
E) none of the above

Question 16

The media provide a great deal of information on the offender and victim.

Question 17

Crime accounts for a major portion of the written and broadcast media.

Question 18

The impact of a mass media crime prevention campaign is related to the saliency of the program for the viewer.