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evidence based research is an attempt to base knowledge and practice on well-
researched evidence.
true
false - Answer-true
victim surveys are conducted on a representative sample of the general public to
measure the rate and circumstances of victims.
true false - Answer-true
criminologys subject matter is concerned with human behavior but not attitudes.
true false - Answer-false
most crimes commited are index crimes.
true false - Answer-false
the department of justice evaluates what works in criminology and criminal justice on
the assumption that it makes little describes ____. - Answer-evidence-based research
which of the following is not an identified shortcoming of the Uniform Crime Report? -
Answer-most federal offenses "victimless" crimes and white collar crimes apperar in the
UCR
all of the following crimes are included in the Uniform Crime Reports part 1 offenses
except ___. - Answer-petty theft
surveys are used to gather information in a systematic fashion by using questionairres.
ture false - Answer-true
the crime___ is a calculation that expresses the total number of index crimes per
100,000 population - Answer-rate
the "what works" in criminology and criminal justice appraoch used by the department of
justice is based on the assumption that it makes little sense to continue to invest in p do
not work.
true false - Answer-true
which of the following sources of data includes detailed information on criminal
incidents, including locaiton, time, and presence of weapon? - Answer-nibrs
which of the following is commmonly used to refer to the number of crimes that are
commited bu twhich never came to official attention? - Answer-the dark figure of crime
, the primary source of official crime statistics in the United States is the annual ___
published by the FBI. - Answer-uniform crime report (UCR)
arrests do not equal crimes solved or subjects found guilty.
true false - Answer-true
self report measures attempt to provide an alternative to official statistics in measuring
the extent of crime in a society
true false - Answer-true
What does probabilistic causality mean? - Answer-If we have the cause, the effect is
more likely to happen - the likelihood that a crime is going to happen
What are 3 criteria for evaluating a theory? - Answer-Logical, general, testable
What is the most important criterion in deciding what is a "good" theory? - Answer-
Empirical validity
How are most crimes known to the police? - Answer-Those that are recorded to them by
victims or witnesses
Why is population size included in the formula for the crime rate? - Answer-If there are
more people in an area there will likely be more crime so it needs to be standardized.
What is one strength of the UCR? One problem? - Answer-Strengths: It is an accurate
indicator of serious crimes and it gets reported to the police and is reported every year.
Weaknesses: Relies on victim/witness reporting and doesn't include federal crimes
What official source replaced the UCR in 2021? - Answer-NIBRS - national incident
based reporting system
What is one way that NIBRS improved on the UCR? - Answer-Gets rid of the hierarchy
rule, includes more types of crimes, can get more information about the incidents of the
crime.
What is one weakness with NIBRS? - Answer-Still relies heavily on victim and witness
report, some agencies just became NIBRS certified
What is the dark figure of crime? - Answer-Crimes that we don't know about and are not
reported
How are victimization surveys different from self report surveys - Answer-The
victimization is about asking if you've been a victim of a crime whereas a self-report is
asking if you have committed a crime
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