Question 1

Describe the social, economic, personal, and demographic factors suggested by experts to account for the recent crime drop in the United States.

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Question 2

Which of the following is an index crime?

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A)  Kidnapping
B)  Simple assault
C)  Motor vehicle theft
D)  ForgeryE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Research suggests that a distinct relationship exists between crime rates and urbanization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A)  Whites
B)  Latinos
C)  Asians
D)  African AmericansE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Explain violent crime using one of the theories elaborated in the text. Discuss why this theoretical explanation is the most useful for understanding violent crime.

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Question 6

It is estimated that there are more than one million gang members in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What percent of high school students carry guns at least some of the time?

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A)  10
B)  20
C)  30
D)  40E) B) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

What type of study is the best measure of unreported crimes?

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A)  Official records
B)  Prison data
C)  Self-report studies
D)  Victimization surveysE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Summarize what self-report trends reveal about crime.

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Question 11

In a study entitled Delinquency in a Birth Cohort, researchers found that chronic offenders committed approximately ____ percent of offenses?

Accepted Answer

A)  10
B)  30
C)  50
D)  70E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

____ maintains that everyone has the potential to become criminal.

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A)  Social learning theory
B)  Social control theory
C)  Social reaction theory
D)  Social structure theoryE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which type of data uses interviews and questionnaires with high school students?

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A)  Official
B)  Victimization
C)  Self-report
D)  ObservationalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Discuss the Delinquency in a Birth Cohort study and how its findings have shaped justice policy.

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Question 15

Underdeveloped nations have murder rates significantly lower than the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to ____ theory, indicators of neighborhood disorder are highly predictive of crime rates.

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A)  Conflict
B)  Social structure
C)  Social process
D)  DevelopmentalE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

____________________ theory points to research efforts linking family problems to crime as evidence that socialization, not social structure, is the key to understanding the onset of criminality.

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Question 18

Which of the following statements about the validity of self-report data is false?

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A)  Serious chronic offenders usually cooperate.
B)  Institutionalized youth are not generally represented.
C)  Some surveys contain an overabundance of trivial offenses.
D)  The "known group" can be used to assess validity.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D) A

Question 19

Discuss the intersection of race, class, gender, and crime victimization.

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Question 20

African Americans account for almost 50 percent of Part I violent crime arrests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Nature of Crime and Victimization

Describe the social, economic, personal, and demographic factors suggested by experts to account for the recent crime drop in the United States.

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Which of the following is an index crime?

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Research suggests that a distinct relationship exists between crime rates and urbanization.

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

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Explain violent crime using one of the theories elaborated in the text. Discuss why this theoretical explanation is the most useful for understanding violent crime.

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It is estimated that there are more than one million gang members in the United States.

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What percent of high school students carry guns at least some of the time?

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

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What type of study is the best measure of unreported crimes?

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Summarize what self-report trends reveal about crime.

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In a study entitled Delinquency in a Birth Cohort, researchers found that chronic offenders committed approximately ____ percent of offenses?

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____ maintains that everyone has the potential to become criminal.

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Which type of data uses interviews and questionnaires with high school students?

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Discuss the Delinquency in a Birth Cohort study and how its findings have shaped justice policy.

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Underdeveloped nations have murder rates significantly lower than the United States.

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According to ____ theory, indicators of neighborhood disorder are highly predictive of crime rates.

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____________________ theory points to research efforts linking family problems to crime as evidence that socialization, not social structure, is the key to understanding the onset of criminality.

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Which of the following statements about the validity of self-report data is false?

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Discuss the intersection of race, class, gender, and crime victimization.

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African Americans account for almost 50 percent of Part I violent crime arrests.

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