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Crim 1st Exam Questions And Accurate AnswersWhat weakness of the UCR is the National Crime Victimization Survey designed to
remedy?
A. The Sampling Rule
B. The non-clearance problem
C. The Hierarchy Rule
D. The nonreporting problem - Answer D. The nonreporting problem
Regardless of economic and marital status, which of the following has the most impact
on crime rates and trends?
A. age
B. gender
C. race/ethnicity
D. temperance - Answer A. age
Some scholars believe the ___ is the single most significant factor separating the crime
problem in the US from that of the rest of the developed world.
A. degree of economic opportunity
B. proliferation of handguns
C. abortion rate
D. immigrant population - Answer B. proliferation of handguns
People living in poverty are thought to commit disproportionate amounts of ___ crimes,
such as rape and assault, out of their rage, anger and frustration against society.
A. intentional
B. expressive
, C. instrumental
D. defensive - Answer B. expressive
Which of the following statements provides evidence to support liberal feminist theory?
A. females are a larger percentage of the total population.
B. females commit less serious crime than males.
C. female arrest rates are on the rise.
D. females acquire language more rapidly than males. - Answer C. female arrest rates
are increasing.
____ suggests that as the number of African-Americans increases, so too does the
amount of social control applied to them. This type of racism may account for the higher
rates of minority criminality as reported in the UCR.
A. Police control theory
B. Racial threat theory
C. Racial control theory
D. Police threat theory - Answer B. Racial threat theory.
The UCR reports information on Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. Which of the following is not
considered to be a part 1 crime?
A. hate crime
B. arson
C. forcible rape
D. aggravated assault - Answer A. hate crime
According to Abdel-Razek et al., crime peaks in adolescence and rapidly declines
thereafter.
T/F? - Answer True
The "Hierarchy Rule" does not impact the reliability of the National Crime Victimization
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