Deck 21: Violent and Property Crime

Question 1

Some violent crime incidents involve no injury at all.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Why have commercial (as opposed to residential) armed robberies declined in recent years?

A)The rise of the 'cashless' society
B)Banks have made their premises more secure
C)Heightened protection of cash in transit
D)The demise of career and professional robbers

Answer 2

Banks have made their premises more secure
Heightened protection of cash in transit
The demise of career and professional robbers

Question 3

Name three common aspects of stalking or harassment:

A)the receipt of unwanted letters/messages
B)someone hanging around near the victim's home or work
C)interference with, or damage to, property
D)contacting former partners of the stalking target

Answer 3

the receipt of unwanted letters/messages
someone hanging around near the victim's home or work
interference with, or damage to, property

Question 4

The main forms of property crime are:

A)burglary
B)theft
C)handling stolen goods
D)fraud
E)criminal damage

Question 5

There are various characteristics associated with a higher risk of being burgled and these include:

A)Households with no or less than basic home security
B)Lone parent households
C)Living in the countryside
D)Living in urban areas

Question 6

What are said to be the four main types of serial killing?

Question 7

Why is hate crime so hard to define?

Question 8

What is 'distraction burglary'?

Question 9

Despite the social and financial costs, why are crimes involving cars not perceived as 'real crime'?

Question 10

What are the three main categories of violent crime?

A)Violence against the person
B)Sexual offences
C)Robbery
D)car crime

Question 11

What percentage of homicide victims are male?

A)0.5
B)0.7
C)0.9

Question 12

Homicide is not a specific category of crime.

Question 13

Most murders in Britain are committed using a firearm.

Question 14

Compared with other countries, gun ownership in Britain is very low.

Question 15

Until the crime rate peaked in the mid nineties, the twentieth century was characterised by very substantial rises in property crime, decade after decade, especially household crimes.

Question 16

Why is 'violent crime' described by Levi and Maguire (2002: 796) as a 'slippery term'?

A)The police find it hard to detect
B)Offenders rarely admit to the crime
C)It covers a very wide range of activities

Question 17

What proportion of violent crimes involves the most serious forms of violence such as homicide?

A)0.001
B)0.1
C)0.5

Question 18

How many homicides are there in Britain each year?

A)Around 1,000 per year
B)Around 10,000 per year
C)Less than 700

Question 19

What is the peak age of offending for homicide perpetrators?

A)31-35
B)16-24
C)40+

Question 20

Describe some different types of vehicle theft.