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28 Cards in this Set
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The National Crime Victimization Survey was formerly called _____. |
The National Crime Survey |
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A _____ offense is one that is illegal for a juvenile, but not an adult. |
Status |
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Which of the following is not a Part 1 offense? •aggravated assault •motor vehicle theft •arson •fraud |
Fraud |
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The _____ is/are a collection of crime statistics and other law enforcement information published under Crime in the U.S. |
UCR |
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A _____ is expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population or some other base. |
Crime rate |
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The practice of counting only the most serious offense in a multiple crime is a feature of the _____. |
UCR |
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Crimes that are NOT officially recorded by the police are called _____. |
The dark figures of crime |
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In most American jurisdictions the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is __, and the lower limit is usually __. |
18 and 7 |
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What is the Latin term for "wrong in themselves"? |
Mala in se |
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If a person does not want to commit a crime, but is forced to against their will, they committed the crime ______. |
Under duress |
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The term _____ refers to criminal conduct - specifically intentional or a criminally negligent action or inaction that causes harm. |
Actus reus |
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A typical _____ definition of crime is "an intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code, committed without defense or excuse and penalized by the state". |
Legal |
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A typical _____ definition of a crime is "behavior that violates the norms of society". |
Social |
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A _____ is any standard or rule regarding what people should or shouldn't think, say, or do under given circumstances. |
Norm |
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One problem with finding an appropriate definition of crime is because _____. |
Many dangerous and harmful behaviors are not considered crimes while many less dangerous behaviors are |
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Most self-report crime surveys conducted in the U.S. have been administered to _____. |
School children |
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Three of the following crimes have the highest annual victim costs. Which does not belong? •assault •rape •murder •arson |
Arson |
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For many victims _____ is the most burdensome and lasting of their victimization. |
Fear |
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Survey results show there is a greater fear of being _____ than there is of being _____. |
A victim of burglaries while not at home - a victim of sexual assault |
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True or False: Most people in American Society have never committed a crime. |
False |
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True or False: Clearance rates are a rough index of police performance in solving crime. |
True |
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True or False: Crime rates provide a more accurate indication of increases or decreases in crime indexes than do total number of crimes. |
True |
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True or False: Any index of crime varies with changes in police practices, court policies, and public opinion. |
True |
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True or False: The U.S. forbids ex post facto laws. |
True |
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True or False: The major advantage of the social definition of crime is that it's more narrow than a legal definition. |
False |
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True or False: In general norms don't change from place to place. |
False |
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True or False: The object of criminal justice in the U.S is to prevent and control crime. |
True |
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What is it called when most legal excuses for criminal responsibility is the belief that certain offenders lack the capacity and competence to form? |
Mens rea |
