1. While crime rates are down, most criminologists feel that this is a statistical artifact rather than a
genuine decline.
ANS: F
REF: 2-3
2. Explaining the crime drop might involve broad changes in behavior that are beyond the
reach of social science to explain.
ANS: T
REF: 5
3. Traditionally, crime policy has not demanded high quality research evidence of effectiveness for
its implementation or continuation.
ANS: T
REF: 12-13
4. While ineffective crime policies may be expensive, they cannot actually cause harm.
ANS: F
REF: 13-14
5. America has two crime problems: one problem affects the poor minority inner-city population
while the other affects the poor rural white population.
ANS: F
REF: 16-17
6. America’s crime problem is primarily a drug problem.
ANS: F
REF: 16-17
, 7. According to findings of the Sentencing Project, the public believes the justice system is far more
lenient than it really is.
ANS: T
REF: 15
8. There have been no signs of reversal of the imprisonment boom.
ANS: F
REF: 19
9. The war on crime raises expectations of a victory and an end to the problem rather than the goal
of decreasing crime to a tolerable level.
ANS: T
REF: 22
10. A comprehensive social ledger on imprisonment would take into account the combined
effect of adverse impacts on the “collective efficacy” of neighborhoods.
ANS: T
REF: 25
11. The public health arena has few similarities with the field of crime control.
ANS: F
REF: 30-31
12. While drug decriminalization has traditionally been a liberal proposal, a surprising number of
prominent conservatives endorse drug legalization.
ANS: T
REF: 40-41
13. Both liberals and conservatives acknowledge the influence of the family on the likelihood that an
individual will or will not commit crime.
ANS: T
REF: 35-37
, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Regarding crime in America, select the most accurate statement
a. property crime is down, but violent crime has been rising steadily since the 1970s
b. both property and violent crime have been increasing steadily for two decades
c. both property and violent crime are at their lowest levels since 1993
d. no discernible trends can be determined using crime data from the last 10 years
ANS: C
REF: 1-2
2. The increasing crime rate in the U.S.
a. began in the early 1960s
b. contributed to crime being a major issue in American politics
c. has instilled fear that ripped our social fabric as people moved out of their communities
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
ANS: D
REF: 3
3. The following evidence indicates that the crime drop is genuine
a. reliable NCVS data shows similar trends to UCR reports
b. we have seen crime drop for two years in a row
c. crime is down in every city in the nation
d. statistics don’t lie
ANS: A
REF: 3
4. Explanations for the recent crime drop
a. have not yet been considered due to the newness of the trend
b. are complex and difficult to assign to one factor
c. suggest that the addition of many new police officers and zero tolerance policies have
been more influential than tough new sentencing laws and increased incarceration
d. pinpoint one single factor that the majority of criminologists agree on
ANS: B
REF: 5
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