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52 Cards in this Set
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The weapons used most often to commit murder are __________. |
Firearms. |
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Which major crime has the highest clearance rate? |
Murder. |
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Each of the following are Part I offenses EXCEPT __________.
A) Robbery. |
D) Fraud. |
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The most cited reason why rape victims do NOT report crimes is __________. |
Embarrassment about the crime itself. |
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The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another, by force or threat of force, is known as __________. |
Robbery. |
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A criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin is called __________. |
Hate Crime. |
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Which of the following agencies is reponsible for compiling the NCVS?
A) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) |
B) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) |
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The __________ is based on victims' reports rather than on police reports. |
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) |
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Which of the following is NOT a fact revealed by the NCVS statistics in recent years?
A) Younger people are more likely than the elderly to be victims of crime. |
C) Women are more likely to be victimized by crime than men. |
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According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the elderly __________. |
Have the lowest rate of crime victimization of any age group. |
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One example of violent crime is __________. |
Forcible Rape. |
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Each of the following offenses falls under the category of larceny, EXCEPT __________. |
Robbery. |
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The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act __________. |
Provided for a five-day waiting period before the purchase of a handgun. |
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Phishing is a form of __________. |
Computer Crime. |
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The killing of four or more victims at one location within one event is termed as __________. |
Mass Murder. |
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Nonforcible rape with a victim younger than the age of consent is generally defined as __________. |
Statutory Rape. |
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__________ were the most common target of robbers in 2010. |
Individuals. |
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Most hate crimes are motivated by __________. |
Racial Hatred. |
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What type of terrorism describes the unlawful use of force or violence by a group whose activities transcend national boundaries? |
International. |
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Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, and so on is termed as __________. |
Arson. |
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Men are more likely than women to be victimized for all the following offenses, EXCEPT __________.
A) Murder. |
C) Rape. |
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What was the title used for the simple aggregation of the Part I offenses? |
Uniform Crime Reporting. |
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Most aggravated assaults are committed with __________. |
Blunt objects. |
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What term describes a classification of crimes along a particular dimension, such as legal categories, offender motivation, victim behavior, or the characteristics of individual offenders? |
Crime Typology. |
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Which of the following date sources asks respondents to reveal illegal activity in which they have been involved? |
Self-Report Data. |
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The National Crime Victimization Survey does NOT include information about which crime?
A) Burglary. |
C) Murder. |
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Murder is considered a __________ crime. |
Violent. |
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Among major crimes known to the police in 2010, which Part I offense had the lowest number of occurrences? |
Murder. |
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Which of the following is NOT a classification of burglary according to be UCR/NIBRS Program?
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B) Lawful entry where force is used. |
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All of the following crimes are UCR/NIBRS Part I offenses, EXCEPT __________.
A) Murder. |
C) Drug use. |
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The US Congress authorized the attorney general to gather and publish the Uniform Crime Reports in __________. |
1930. |
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Law enforcement agencies do nit submit regular reports to the FBI on which crime? |
Arson. |
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For which of the following crimes would you find information in the National Crime Victimization Survey?
A) Kidnapping. |
D) Robbery. |
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The following are UCR/NIBRS violent crime offenses, EXCEPT __________.
A) Aggravated Assault. |
B) Burglary. |
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Each of the following are UCR/NIBRS porperty crime offenses, EXCEPT __________.
A) Motor Vehicle Theft. |
D) Robbery. |
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According to the 1992 government-sponsored study, only __________ percent of forcible rapes were reported to the police. |
16 |
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In 1979, __________ was the eighth index crime to be added to the UCR's Crime Index. |
Arson. |
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What term describes a nonviolent crime for financial gain, utilizing deception and committed by anyone having special technical and professional knowledge of business and government, irrespective of a person's occupation? |
White-Collar Crime. |
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What piece of federal gun-control legislation established a national instant criinal background check system? |
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. |
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A murderer who kills at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders is a __________. |
Spree Killer. |
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Which of the following is NOT considered larceny?
A) Stealing a car. |
A) Stealing a car. |
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What is the most common form of larceny? |
Stealing motor vehicle parts. |
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What is the most common form of arson reported in 2010? |
Arson of structures.
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Approximately 50% of hate crimes are motivated by __________. |
Racial hatred. |
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The "Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics" is published by the __________. |
Bureau of Justice Statistics. |
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Approximately how many law enforcement agencies provide crime data to the FBI for the UCR? |
18,000. |
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Clearances are primarily based on __________. |
Arrests. |
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The theft of farm animals would be classified as __________. |
Larceny-Theft. |
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UCR/NIBRS terminology may differ from __________ definitions of crime. |
Statutory. |
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An incident-based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrence is called a __________. |
NIBRS. |
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What type of terrorism, according to the 1996 RAND report, is distinguished by how terrorist groups organize and by how they use high technology? |
Cyberterrorism. |
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What is another name for cybercrime? |
Information Technology Crime. |