Deck 4: Violent Crimes: Murders and Robberies

Question 1

_____ results in serious injuries or involves attacks or threats of harm with a deadly weapon.

A) Robbery
B) Simple assault
C) Aggravated assault
D) Burglary

Answer 1

C

Question 2

_____ are changes that occur over extended periods of time.

A) Waves
B) Trends
C) Profiles
D) Rates

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Killings arising from clashes between rival juvenile gangs accounted for nearly ___ percent of all U.S. murders in 2013.

A) 9
B) 19
C) 25
D) 30

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The UCR's Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) does NOT include information about _____.

A) method of killing.
B) age, sex, and race of victim
C) whether the offender was convicted
D) whether the victim knew the offender

Question 5

_____ is broadly defined simply as the killing of one human being by another.

A) 1st degree murder
B) 2nd degree murder
C) Homicide
D) Aggravated assault

Question 6

Between 1993 and 2002 in the United States, _____.

A) the rate of robberies rose dramatically
B) the rate of robberies fell dramatically
C) conflicting definitions of "robbery" make it impossible to define trends
D) there was virtually no change in the rate of robberies

Question 7

In lone-offender, single-victim killings during 2013, _____ percent of black victims were killed by black offenders.

A) 72
B) 82
C) 90
D) 99

Question 8

Among the largest United States cities, _____ had the distinction of being the homicide capital of the U.S. in 2013.

A) Boston
B) Cleveland
C) Detroit
D) New York

Question 9

A victim-centered analysis of homicide addresses _____.

A) what groups of people are victimized most often
B) how was the victim killed
C) whether the victim provoked the murder
D) all of these

Question 10

A _____ within a victimization rate is recognizable when one category suffers significantly more than another.

A) correction
B) pattern
C) multivaraiate response
D) profile

Question 11

In the United States, the peak years of risk for being a victim of homicide are _____.

A) teenage years
B) early 20s
C) early 30s
D) late 50s.

Question 12

The _____ rate provides the number of new victims per 1000.

A) nonincidence
B) prevalence
C) incidence
D) all of these

Question 13

When murder rates in various countries are analyzed, higher rates tend to be associated with _____.

A) the treatment of women
B) great economic inequality
C) the average age of the population
D) the country's climate

Question 14

The most attractive dwellings for burglars are typically _____.

A) apartments
B) single-family homes
C) condominiums
D) multi-family homes

Question 15

_____ risks indicate the odds of an unwanted event taking place for members of one social demographic group as compared to another.

A) Potential
B) Differential
C) Referential
D) Cumulative

Question 16

_____ provide an estimate of the number of people per 1000 who have ever experienced some event.

A) Prevalence rates
B) Incidence rates
C) Cumulative rates
D) Ballpark figures.

Question 17

_____ has (have) an extremely low murder rate, despite being a huge urban area.

A) Hong Kong
B) Jakarta
C) Seoul
D) all of the above

Question 18

In the U.S., _____ individuals out of every 1,000 over the age of 11 were robbed in 2013.

A) two
B) twenty
C) two hundred
D) thirty-nine

Question 19

In 2012, which city had the highest murder rate?

A) Jakarta, Indonesia
B) Detroit, Michigan
C) Mexico City, Mexico
D) Caracas, Venezuela

Question 20

SHR statistics indicate that victim _____ is a crucial determinant of risk of being murdered.

A) age
B) sex
C) race
D) socio-economic status

Question 21

Which group experiences robbery at a higher rate than any other demographic group?

A) affluent, elderly women
B) white, middle-aged men
C) single white males
D) young black men

Question 22

Profiles are to changes that occur over extended periods of time.

Question 23

The likelihood of experiencing a crime in the course of one's lifetime is known as one's "cumulative risk."

Question 24

The Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2013 authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice to look into attempted mass killings in public places.

Question 25

The UCR keeps records of the annual number of aggravated assaults, while the NCVS does not.

Question 26

During 2012, 90 people were killed and 118 were injured in mass shootings.

Question 27

Aggravated assault results in serious injuries or involves attacks or threats of harm with a deadly weapon.

Question 28

Robbers hurt their victims for a number of reasons. Which of these is true?

A) They are seeking to intimidate the victim.
B) They are showing off to accomplices.
C) They experience a loss of self-control.
D) all of these.

Question 29

Robbery is thought to be a big-city problem and this is confirmed by the data.

Question 30

Incidence rates measure the number of new victims per 1,000 or per 100,000 persons annually and thereby reveal the risks people face.

Question 31

The murder rates occur in Northern Europe and Eastern Asia.

Question 32

Aggravated or felonious assaults outnumber the other serious interpersonal crimes of violence (murder, rape, and robbery) monitored by the UCR every year.

Question 33

A key determinant of the murder rate in any country is the proportion of the population made up of young women.

Question 34

By 2013, differences in victimization rates for robbery related to economic status _____.

A) increased slightly
B) increased dramatically
C) saw no changes at all
D) narrowed considerably

Question 35

In order for a theft to be considered a robbery, the offender must be in possession of a weapon.

Question 36

A severe beating that almost claims a life would be classified as aggravated assault.

Question 37

Approximately _____ percent of robbery victims are wounded.

A) 25
B) 37
C) 17
D) 50

Question 38

Sharp increases in crime rates over several consecutive years are commonly known as crime waves.

Question 39

Family income is _____ correlated with victimization.

A) positively
B) negatively
C) inconsistently
D) not

Question 40

Almost 45% of victims say the individual who robbed them was a complete stranger.

Question 41

Robbery always results in serious wounds or involves attacks with a deadly weapon.

Question 42

Most murders can be characterized as young adults slaying other relatively young persons.

Question 43

Identity theft is a relatively new type of white-collar crime. It draws upon traditional interpersonal crimes such as pickpocketing, thievery, robbery, and burglary of wallets, but also uses modern technology to increase the impact of a traditional theft. How do people usually discover they have been victimized? What impact can identity theft have on individuals?

Question 44

A continuous drop in the lethality of assaults since 1960 can be primarily attributed to advances in emergency medicine.

Question 45

Lower income people fall into a low risk group of murder, while affluent people are in a higher risk group.

Question 46

The murder rate varies substantially by geographic location.

Question 47

Data from UCR and NCVS confirm long-held suspicion certain groups of people are much more likely to be victimized. Characterize the groups that are more likely to be a victim of murder, aggravated assault, and robbery.

Question 48

Motor vehicle thefts impact five out of 1000 households in the United States according to the NCVS. Some people consider this a "happy crime" with no losers. Why do they think this? Are they correct?

Question 49

Describe the factors that a potential offender takes into consideration when selecting a victim or target. How can understanding this process assist an individual in reducing his or her likelihood of becoming a crime victim?