Criminal Justice Test Chapter 2

Front 1

As the number of guns in the population increases, so does the crime rate

Back 1

True

Front 2

Crime rates appear to be increasing around the world as they decline in the US

Back 2

True

Front 3

The availability of legalized abortion is one factor that has recently been theorized to explain the drop in crime

Back 3

True

Front 4

Self-report studies indicate a significant rise in the number of teens using drugs

Back 4

False

Front 5

When violence rates surged in the 1980s the increase was due almost entirely to young people

Back 5

True

Front 6

Sub cultural values are handed down from one generation to the next through the culture of poverty

Back 6

False

Front 7

Most reported crimes occur during which season?

Back 7

B. Summer

Front 8

In 2010 what percent of 12th graders reported using drugs in the past year

Back 8

38

Front 9

The greater the proportion of _______ in the population the higher the crime rate and the greater the number of persistent offenders

Back 9

Young men

Front 10

Which regions of the country usually have significantly higher rates of crime

Back 10

The West and the South

Front 11

Which of the following groups experience violent crimes at a higher rate than other groups

Back 11

African Americans