Deck 3: Crime in the United States - Offenders and Victims

Question 1

Those initially harmed by injury, death, or property loss as the result of crime.

A) indirect victims
B) secondary victims
C) primary victims
D) delinquents
E) recidivists

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is often believed to be the overlooked element of the criminal justice system?

A) community corrections
B) prisons
C) victims
D) prosecutors
E) the defense attorney's role

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When a person steals or uses for themselves the money or property another person has entrusted to them, which of the following crimes has occurred?

A) cybercrime
B) arson
C) xenophobia
D) embezzlement
E) ritualistic crime

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Computer-related crimes are

A) relatively difficult to commit.
B) rapidly increasing the threat to American business and consumers.
C) usually prosecuted.
D) all of the preceding.
E) none of the preceding.

Question 5

The definition of ____ is occupational or business-related crime, sometimes called economic crime.

A) shoplifting
B) white-collar crime
C) violent crime
D) hate crime
E) bootlegging

Question 6

A person not of legal age who violates a local, state or federal law is known as a

A) skinhead.
B) felon.
C) scofflaw.
D) delinquent.
E) status offender.

Question 7

The taking of anything of value from the control, care, or custody of a person by force or threat of force is known as

A) larceny/theft.
B) robbery.
C) pickpocketing.
D) burglary.
E) shoplifting.

Question 8

Victimization rates are highest for those who live in ____ areas.

A) rural
B) suburban
C) urban
D) both a and b
E) all three areas have equal victimization rates

Question 9

The "dark figure of crime" refers to

A) the true number of crimes committed.
B) the number of violent crimes committed.
C) the number of violent crimes reported to police.
D) the growing number of murderers and rapists.
E) none of the preceding

Question 10

An example of a property crime is

A) aggravated rape.
B) murder.
C) assault.
D) robbery.
E) burglary.

Question 11

Part I crimes of the UCR include all except

A) second-degree murder.
B) simple assault.
C) embezzlement.
D) auto theft.
E) arson.

Question 12

Using force to have sexual intercourse with an unconscious or helpless victim is called ____ rape.

A) statutory
B) minor
C) common
D) simple
E) aggravated

Question 13

The ____ relies on interviews with a nationally representative sample of people 12 years old and older about their personal experiences with crime.

A) UCR
B) NIBRS
C) NCVS
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 14

The willful killing of a human being by another human being is known as

A) homicide.
B) murder.
C) suicide.
D) manslaughter
E) either a or b

Question 15

A frequently used source of information about crime is

A) the media.
B) official government statistics.
C) self-reporting surveys.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 16

Regardless of the format used to compile information on crime, the need exists for crime to first be

A) globalized.
B) taken seriously.
C) defined and classified.
D) a social problem.
E) a source of public outrage.

Question 17

The ____ captures crimes reported to law enforcement but excludes simple assaults.

A) UCR
B) NIBRS
C) NCVS
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 18

In 1930, Congress assigned the ____ to serve as a national clearinghouse for crime statistics.

A) CIA
B) FBI
C) DEA
D) U.S. Marshals Office
E) INS

Question 19

Which of the following is a Part II Index crime?

A) embezzlement
B) vandalism
C) prostitution
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 20

Compared with summary UCR statistics, the advantage of National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is that it

A) provides more detailed data.
B) reports only completed minor crimes.
C) reports only completed serious crimes.
D) reports only attempted crimes.
E) reports all crimes committed in countries across the globe.

Question 21

Embezzlement and pilferage are two types of theft.

Question 22

Phishing is a form of Internet fraud.

Question 23

One way that larceny/theft differs from robbery is that it does not involve force, threat of force, or violence.

Question 24

White-collar crime

A) is occupational-related crime.
B) is business-related crime.
C) can be found in both Part I and Part II Index Crime categories.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 25

Status offenses include:

A) absence from home
B) truancy
C) drinking alcoholic beverages
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 26

Arson has decreased by more than 400% over the past decade.

Question 27

All states compensate crime victims for medical expenses, mental health counseling, and lost wages.

Question 28

Almost all computer crimes are eventually prosecuted.

Question 29

NCVS crime rates are determined on a per household basis .

Question 30

Xenophobia is

A) the fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners.
B) the fear of being attacked by Skinheads.
C) foreigners' fear of becoming a victim in the United States.
D) an unlawful act committed during a ceremony related to a belief system.
E) fear of being sacrificed during a ritual.

Question 31

____ of all homicides are committed by someone known to the victim.

A) Less than 2 percent
B) Between 5 and 10 percent
C) Approximately 33 percent
D) Nearly 45 percent
E) More than 50 percent

Question 32

All of the following are status offenses except

A) curfew violations.
B) drinking alcohol.
C) shoplifting.
D) running away.
E) incorrigibility.

Question 33

The factor that most frequently motivates hate crime is

A) gender.
B) disability.
C) religion.
D) race.
E) sexual orientation.

Question 34

Most organized crime groups are involved in the drug trade.

Question 35

Ritualistic crime is an unlawful act committed during a presidential inauguration.

Question 36

Bias crimes are motivated by

A) hatred.
B) bigotry.
C) ignorance.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 37

The NIBRS is a more comprehensive, detailed reporting system than the UCR.

Question 38

One motive for auto theft is joyriding.

Question 39

Prison gangs are considered a form of organized crime.

Question 40

Which of the following characteristics is used to identify person's most vulnerable to being victimized by crime?

A) gender
B) age
C) race
D) marital status
E) all of the above

Question 41

Identity theft is one of this country's fastest-growing crimes.

Question 42

Computer crime has also been referred to as ____________________.

Question 43

A form of robbery is ____________________, the taking of a motor vehicle by force or threat of force.

Question 44

____________________ victims of crime and criminals are all the other members of the community who may be threatened or fearful as a result of commission of crime.

Question 45

The ____________________ (NCIC) instituted a program called the ____________________ (UCR), and the annual publication of this program is entitled Crime in the United States .

Question 46

Police officers cannot be considered victims in court.

Question 47

The preferred weapon of most robbers is the ____________________.

Question 48

Self-report surveys are typically conducted with ____________________.

Question 49

Manslaughter is differentiated from murder in that the element of ____________________ is absent.

Question 50

Explain how police may become victims in the course of their duties.

Question 51

Identify and discuss the three key characteristics of computer-related crime.

Question 52

In 1965, ____________________ established the first crime victim compensation program.

Question 53

Compare and contrast the classical and positivist theories of crime causation. Which, if either, theory do you think receives greater support from the criminal justice profession? From the community at large? Defend your answer.

Question 54

____________________ victims of crime and criminals are those who are initially harmed by injury, death or loss of property as a result of crimes committed.

Question 55

Outline and discuss the often problematic relationship between crime victims and the criminal justice system.

Question 56

Discuss which groups of people are most likely and which groups are least likely to become victims of crime and why this is the case.

Question 57

The ____________________ gives victims the right to be compensated for the cost of crimes, including medical and funeral costs and other expenses.

Question 58

A(n) ____________________ is a system of rites, a ceremonial act.

Question 59

____________________ is the unlawful attack by one person on another to inflict severe bodily injury.