Deck 1: Crime and the Fear of Crime

Question 1

Ferraro and LaGrange's classification scheme for fear taps judgments, emotions, and costs.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Compared to the number of crimes committed, monetary losses from crime:

A) are dropping at a comparable rate
B) vary greatly from year to year
C) reach into the trillions of dollars each year
D) cannot be determined
E) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT True about the UCR?

A) it is voluntary
B) individual officers can adjust the crime counts
C) departments have no control over the crime reports
D) many offenses are not reported to the police
E) all of the above are True

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT part of the classification system for fear offered by Ferraro and LaGrange?

A) emotions
B) judgments
C) anxiety
D) values
E) all of the above are included

Question 5

A survey that questions the same subjects repeatedly over a specified period is a:

A) longitudinal survey
B) panel survey
C) repeated response survey
D) cross-sectional survey
E) none of the above

Question 6

Compared to both official and victimization measures of crime, fear of crime is:

A) lower
B) about the same
C) higher
D) directly related to crime
E) none of the above

Question 7

Police administrative procedures can have a large impact on the level of official crime.

Question 8

The NCVS shows that crime has been on the increase over the past decade.

Question 9

Recent figures place the economic costs of crime to society at almost $300 trillion per year.

Question 10

Official and victimization measures typically show that ______ of the population are victimized.

A) less that 10%
B) 20-30%
C) 40-50%
D) 60-70%
E) more than 70%

Question 11

Various studies place the level of fear of crime in society at roughly:

A) 20-30%
B) 30-40%
C) 40-50%
D) 50-60%
E) more than 60%

Question 12

________________ refers to knowing someone or hearing about someone who has been the victim of a crime.

A) Perceptual victimization
B) Associative victimization
C) Vicarious victimization
D) Attributive fear
E) none of the above

Question 13

There is general consensus on how to measure fear.

Question 14

The trend in official measures of crime over the past 30 years has been for steady levels of crime.

Question 15

Surveys of the population to measure criminal victimization in society are called:

A) crime surveys
B) victimization surveys
C) self-report surveys
D) uniform crime report surveys
E) none of the above

Question 16

There is little relationship between crime and fear of crime.

Question 17

The most widely used and cited official measure of crime in the U.S. is the:

A) National Crime Survey
B) Uniform Crime Reports
C) Supplemental Crime Reports
D) NCVS
E) none of the above

Question 18

"An emotional response of dread or anxiety to crime or symbols that a person associates with crime" is the definition of:

A) anxiety reaction
B) incivility
C) fear
D) affective avoidance
E) none of the above

Question 19

The Part I crimes include all but which of the following?

A) arson, kidnapping, assault, rape, murder
B) murder, burglary, auto theft, larceny
C) larceny, robbery, auto theft, rape
D) arson, burglary, larceny, robbery

Question 20

The best known of the victimization surveys is the:

A) Panel Survey
B) National Youth Survey
C) Monitoring the Future Survey
D) National Crime Victimization Survey
E) none of the above

Question 21

According to the text, incivility refers to physical and social factors involved in disorder and community decline.