Deck 10: Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery

Question 1

Which of the following refers to the killing of armed and dangerous felons by police or private citizens?
a. Vigilante homicide
b. Revenge homicide
c. Justifiable homicide
d. Honor homicide

Answer 1

c

Question 2

Which country had the highest homicide rate in 2009?

A) Canada
B) Scotland
C) United States
D) Germany

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Although,as we have seen,family members commit most elder abuse,such abuse also occurs in _____ and other facilities.

A) prisons
B) public schools
C) police stations
D) nursing homes

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Murder victims are _____ as likely to be killed by someone they know than by a stranger.

A) twice
B) three times
C) four times
D) five times

Question 5

Which of the following rob in order to acquire money to buy illegal drugs?

A) Adderall robbers
B) Opportunist robbers
C) Professional robbers
D) Addict robbers

Question 6

The UCR defines _____ as an attack "where no weapon is used and which do not result in serious or aggravated injury to the victim."

A) fourth-degree assault
B) involuntary assault
C) simple assault
D) aggravated assault

Question 7

Because robbery is committed for economic gain,it is an example of innovation in Robert Merton's _____ theory.

A) conflict
B) rational choice
C) anomie
D) learning

Question 8

Which of the following commit robberies when they are drunk and trying to get money to buy more alcohol?

A) Student robbers
B) Underage robbers
C) Liquor robbers
D) Alcoholic robbers

Question 9

Homicide is largely an intraracial crime because:

A) for single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by Latino offenders, and 85 percent of white murder victims are murdered by African-American offenders.
B) for single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by African-American offenders, and 85 percent of white murder victims are murdered by white offenders.
C) for single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by white offenders, and 85 percent of white murder victims are murdered by women offenders.
D) for single-offender, single-victim homicides, 92 percent of women murder victims are murdered by female offenders, and 85 percent of male murder victims are murdered by white offenders.

Question 10

Which of the following constitute most involuntary manslaughter cases?

A) Medical errors
B) Store robberies
C) Kidnappings
D) Traffic fatalities

Question 11

The UCR defines _____ as "an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury."
a. simple assault
b. justifiable assault
c. third-degree assault
d. aggravated assault

Question 12

Which of the following is true?

A) Houston's homicide rate is six times greater than Toronto's rate.
B) Tampa's homicide rate is four times greater than Calgary's rate.
C) Chicago's homicide rate is three times greater than Mexico City's rate.
D) Boston's homicide rate is two times greater than Mexico City's rate.

Question 13

Looking at different regions of the United States,homicide rates are highest in the _____.

A) South
B) North
C) Northwest
D) Southwest

Question 14

The advent of _____ helped increase robbery rates because they provided a location where a lone target could be expected to have a fair amount of money.

A) automated teller machines
B) Starbucks stores
C) banks
D) pawn shops

Question 15

Some scholars think that this fact arises from a _____ in which disputes that might fade away in other regions become deadly in the South.

A) southern subculture of violence
B) greater availability of opportunity
C) decreased access to nutrition as youths
D) southern subculture of illiteracy

Question 16

Which of the following is traditionally committed with malice aforethought,meaning that the offender planned to kill someone and then did so?

A) Third-degree murder
B) Fourth-degree murder
C) Second-degree murder
D) First-degree murder

Question 17

Which of the following is accurate regarding assaults?

A) They are disproportionately committed by men, by people of color, and in major urban centers.
B) They are disproportionately committed in the Northwest, by Asians, and during the early morning.
C) They are disproportionately committed by women, whites, and the elderly.
D) They are disproportionately committed in rural areas, by whites, and during the winter months.

Question 18

In 2011,firearms accounted for slightly more than two-thirds of all homicides,with handguns accounting for _____ percent.

A) 10
B) 22
C) 49
D) 67

Question 19

The FBI's list of Part I crimes included in its Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)begins with murder and non-negligent _____.

A) manslaughter
B) assault
C) arson
D) rape

Question 20

In which country was a legislator,nicknamed the "chain saw congressman," elected to Congress even though he was suspected of arranging for a political foe to be murdered with a chain saw?

A) Argentina
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) Colombia

Question 21

Justifiable homicide refers to the killing of armed and dangerous felons by police or private citizens.

Question 22

Robbery involves both theft and interpersonal violence.

Question 23

The United States has the lowest homicide rate among Western countries.

Question 24

Unsafe products,and dangerous workplaces,which kill and harm many thousands of people each year,are forms of corporate violence.

Question 25

Mass murder and serial killing rarely receive heavy media attention because they are one of the most commonly committed crimes.

Question 26

Which of the following commit their murders for sexual pleasure,and may even have sex with a corpse?

A) Power-control killers
B) Hedonistic lust killers
C) Pornographic killers
D) Frustrated killers

Question 27

Traditionally,involuntary manslaughters are committed with malice aforethought,meaning that the offender planned to kill someone and then did so.

Question 28

Simple assault is "an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury."

Question 29

Homicide is largely an intraracial crime.

Question 30

The South has the nation's lowest homicide rate.

Question 31

Firearms are rarely used in homicides.

Question 32

Robbery is a prototypical example of innovation in Merton's anomie theory.

Question 33

Nonphysical harm here refers to fear,anxiety,and other emotional states.

Question 34

The US saw a sharp rise in homicides in the 1990s.

Question 35

Although many studies suggest that violent _____ contribute to real-life violence,the actual effect of media violence remains unclear.

A) paintings and posters
B) books and graphic novels
C) text messages and political speeches
D) television and movies

Question 36

Men commit almost all aggravated assaults.

Question 37

Law enforcement officers,security guards,and _____ experience the highest rates of nonfatal workplace violence.

A) professors
B) bartenders
C) firefighters
D) postal workers

Question 38

Mass murder involves:

A) the taking of several lives at once or within a very short time frame.
B) the methodical taking of a human life one at a time over a period of days, weeks, months or even years.
C) the taking of human lives in repeated use of self-defense over time.
D) the involuntary killing of multiple people by accident such as a car accident.

Question 39

Which of the following are committed against individuals or groups or their property (destruction and theft)because of their race,ethnicity,religion,national origin,disability,or sexual orientation?

A) Maximum crimes
B) Multi-cultural crimes
C) Hate crimes
D) Diversity crimes

Question 40

Males at the top of the socioeconomic ladder are more likely than less-wealthier males to engage in opposition masculinity involving physical competition,violence,and drinking.

Question 41

Do you think any particular television shows may contribute to violence in the US? Which ones? Why?

Question 42

What are some of the explanations offered about why crime rates tend to be higher in the South?

Question 43

Most involuntary manslaughter cases are the result of _____ fatalities.

Question 44

Explain the link between robbery and the adoption of innovation in Merton's anomie theory.

Question 45

The _____ type of robber,robs to acquire money to buy illegal drugs.

Question 46

_____ homicide refers to the killing of armed and dangerous felons by police or private citizens.

Question 47

Of all firearm homicides,_____ are utilized 49% of the time.

Question 48

Homicide is largely a(n)_____ crime: for single-offender,single-victim homicides,92 percent of African-American murder victims are murdered by African-American offenders.

Question 49

Why do you think the US has such a high homicide rate compared to other Western countries? What would you do to change that?

Question 50

Looking at different regions of the United States,homicide rates are highest in the _____.

Question 51

Someone who has been unlawfully attacked and suffered severe or aggravated bodily injury is a victim of _____ assault.

Question 52

In the country of _____,a legislator,nicknamed the "chain saw congressman," had been elected to Congress even though he allegedly arranged for a political foe to be murdered with a chain saw.

Question 53

Killings committed out of intense emotion,such as anger or fear,are called _____ manslaughter.

Question 54

Killings considered less serious or less blameworthy but not justifiable are labeled _____.

Question 55

Discuss what some research says about the role of mass media in violence rates in the US.Are the findings conclusive?