Criminal Justice (Crij 1301) Chapter 2 Flashcards/

Front 1

The weapons used most often to commit murder are __________.

Back 1

Firearms.

Front 2

Which major crime has the highest clearance rate?

Back 2

Murder.

Front 3

Each of the following are Part I offenses EXCEPT __________.

A) Robbery.
B) Murder.
C) Rape.
D) Fraud.

Back 3

D) Fraud.

Front 4

The most cited reason why rape victims do NOT report crimes is __________.

Back 4

Embarrassment about the crime itself.

Front 5

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 __________.

Back 5

Robbery.

Front 6

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 __________.

Back 6

Hate Crime.

Front 7

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)
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
D) International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

Back 7

B) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Front 8

The __________ is based on victims' reports rather than on police reports.

Back 8

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Front 9

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.
B) City residents are about twice as likely as rural residents to be victims of crime.
C) Women are more likely to be victimized by crime than men.
D) About half of all violent crimes are reported to police.

Back 9

C) Women are more likely to be victimized by crime than men.

Front 10

According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the elderly __________.

Back 10

Have the lowest rate of crime victimization of any age group.

Front 11

One example of violent crime is __________.

Back 11

Forcible Rape.

Front 12

Each of the following offenses falls under the category of larceny, EXCEPT __________.

Back 12

Robbery.

Front 13

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act __________.

Back 13

Provided for a five-day waiting period before the purchase of a handgun.

Front 14

Phishing is a form of __________.

Back 14

Computer Crime.

Front 15

The killing of four or more victims at one location within one event is termed as __________.

Back 15

Mass Murder.

Front 16

Nonforcible rape with a victim younger than the age of consent is generally defined as __________.

Back 16

Statutory Rape.

Front 17

__________ were the most common target of robbers in 2010.

Back 17

Individuals.

Front 18

Most hate crimes are motivated by __________.

Back 18

Racial Hatred.

Front 19

What type of terrorism describes the unlawful use of force or violence by a group whose activities transcend national boundaries?

Back 19

International.

Front 20

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 __________.

Back 20

Arson.

Front 21

Men are more likely than women to be victimized for all the following offenses, EXCEPT __________.

A) Murder.
B) Robbery.
C) Rape.
D) Vandalism.

Back 21

C) Rape.

Front 22

What was the title used for the simple aggregation of the Part I offenses?

Back 22

Uniform Crime Reporting.

Front 23

Most aggravated assaults are committed with __________.

Back 23

Blunt objects.

Front 24

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?

Back 24

Crime Typology.

Front 25

Which of the following date sources asks respondents to reveal illegal activity in which they have been involved?

Back 25

Self-Report Data.

Front 26

The National Crime Victimization Survey does NOT include information about which crime?

A) Burglary.
B) Robbery.
C) Murder.
D) Assault.

Back 26

C) Murder.

Front 27

Murder is considered a __________ crime.

Back 27

Violent.

Front 28

Among major crimes known to the police in 2010, which Part I offense had the lowest number of occurrences?

Back 28

Murder.

Front 29

Which of the following is NOT a classification of burglary according to be UCR/NIBRS Program?

A) Forcible Entry.
B) Lawful Entry Where Force is Used.
C) Unlawful Entry Where No Force is Used.
D) Attempted Forcible Entry.

Back 29

B) Lawful entry where force is used.

Front 30

All of the following crimes are UCR/NIBRS Part I offenses, EXCEPT __________.

A) Murder.
B) Robbery.
C) Drug Use.
D) Forcible Rape.

Back 30

C) Drug use.

Front 31

The US Congress authorized the attorney general to gather and publish the Uniform Crime Reports in __________.

Back 31

1930.

Front 32

Law enforcement agencies do nit submit regular reports to the FBI on which crime?

Back 32

Arson.

Front 33

For which of the following crimes would you find information in the National Crime Victimization Survey?

A) Kidnapping.
B) Murder.
C) Victimless.
D) Robbery.

Back 33

D) Robbery.

Front 34

The following are UCR/NIBRS violent crime offenses, EXCEPT __________.

A) Aggravated Assault.
B) Burglary.
C) Forcible Rape.
D) Murder.

Back 34

B) Burglary.

Front 35

Each of the following are UCR/NIBRS porperty crime offenses, EXCEPT __________.

A) Motor Vehicle Theft.
B) Larceny-Theft.
C) Burglary.
D) Robbery.

Back 35

D) Robbery.

Front 36

According to the 1992 government-sponsored study, only __________ percent of forcible rapes were reported to the police.

Back 36

16

Front 37

In 1979, __________ was the eighth index crime to be added to the UCR's Crime Index.

Back 37

Arson.

Front 38

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?

Back 38

White-Collar Crime.

Front 39

What piece of federal gun-control legislation established a national instant criinal background check system?

Back 39

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.

Front 40

A murderer who kills at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders is a __________.

Back 40

Spree Killer.

Front 41

Which of the following is NOT considered larceny?

A) Stealing a car.
B) Stealing a bicycle.
C) Stealing from stores.
D) Stealing farm animals.

Back 41

A) Stealing a car.

Front 42

What is the most common form of larceny?

Back 42

Stealing motor vehicle parts.

Front 43

What is the most common form of arson reported in 2010?

Back 43

Arson of structures.

Front 44

Approximately 50% of hate crimes are motivated by __________.

Back 44

Racial hatred.

Front 45

The "Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics" is published by the __________.

Back 45

Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Front 46

Approximately how many law enforcement agencies provide crime data to the FBI for the UCR?

Back 46

18,000.

Front 47

Clearances are primarily based on __________.

Back 47

Arrests.

Front 48

The theft of farm animals would be classified as __________.

Back 48

Larceny-Theft.

Front 49

UCR/NIBRS terminology may differ from __________ definitions of crime.

Back 49

Statutory.

Front 50

An incident-based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrence is called a __________.

Back 50

NIBRS.

Front 51

What type of terrorism, according to the 1996 RAND report, is distinguished by how terrorist groups organize and by how they use high technology?

Back 51

Cyberterrorism.

Front 52

What is another name for cybercrime?

Back 52

Information Technology Crime.