Deck 4: Measurement and Extent of Crime

Question 1

Which of the following is largely credited with establishing the Uniform Crime Report?

A) The U.S. Secret Service
B) The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
C) The American Society of Criminology
D) The International Association of the Chiefs of Police

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The most prominent publications within the Uniform Crime Report include which of the following?

A) Police Misconduct
B) Correctional Officer Misconduct
C) Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
D) Drug Offenses

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Robbery, criminal homicide, and burglary are considered which of the following within the Uniform Crime Report?

A) Part II offenses
B) Part I offenses
C) Violent crimes
D) Public-order crimes

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Uniform Crime Report provides information on _______, which are based on crimes in which an arrest was made and charges were filed. It also includes crimes addressed by exceptional means.

A) clearance rates
B) exigent data
C) convictions
D) indictments

Question 5

Which of the following types of crime is most likely to be cleared by arrest or exceptional means?

A) Burglary
B) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
C) Motor vehicle theft
D) Robbery

Question 6

Which of the following best reflects part of the methods used to conduct the National Crime Victimization Survey?

A) Only victims of crime are contacted.
B) All surveys of households are conducted via telephone or online.
C) Households are surveyed twice a year.
D) Participants are surveyed for a period of 1 year.

Question 7

Which of the following is correct with regard to the Uniform Crime Report?

A) It is based on crimes known to police.
B) It does not include the hierarchy rule.
C) It is conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
D) It does not measure homicide or arson.

Question 8

All law enforcement agencies in the United States are required to submit crime and arrest data as part of the Uniform Crime Report.

Question 9

Part I offenses within the Uniform Crime Report occur more often than Part II offenses.

Question 10

Akin to the Uniform Crime Report, the National Crime Victimization Survey subscribes to the hierarchy rule.

Question 11

Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey are generally more detailed than data from the Uniform Crime Report.

Question 12

The best source of information regarding the extent of homicide in the United States is the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Question 13

A primary limitation of the Uniform Crime Report is that it does not include crimes not reported to the police.

Question 14

The National Crime Victimization Survey would be the best source for crime data on gambling.

Question 15

Identify and discuss the primary means by which crime is measured in the United States. Which one do you believe provides the most accurate account?

Question 16

Discuss the limitations of the primary means by which crime is measured in the United States. Do you believe these limitations render the data of little value? Why or why not?