ADJ 107 - Criminology Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update Graded A+
When researchers want a survey to be representative of all members of society they conduct: - Answers Cross-sectional research
A research approach that asks participants to describe their recent lifetime criminal acti...
When researchers want a survey to be representative of all members of society they conduct: - Answers
Cross-sectional research
A research approach that asks participants to describe their recent lifetime criminal activity is termed: -
Answers A Self-report survey
Richmond (Virginia) Police Department used ____ to identify and target locations associated with
increased random gunfire during the previous year's New Year's Eve holiday in order to deploy police
resources to those areas. - Answers Data mining
If criminologists want to see the direct effect of one factor or another, such as determining whether
viewing a violent TV show will cause viewers to act aggressively, they conduct: - Answers experimental
research
Validity issues the UCR. Which of the following best portrays the validity concerns for this date collection
method? - Answers Reporting practices, methodological problems, and law enforcement practices.
The "missing cases" phenomenon is a validity concern for which type of crime measurement? - Answers
Self-report studies
According to UCR data, what change was evidenced in the estimated rate of violent crime from 2005 to
2006? - Answers The estimated rate increased by 1 percent.
What is known about the relationship between the economy and crime? - Answers All these statements
are known about the relationship between the economy and crime.
When discussing future trends in crime, Steffensmeier and Harer believe the American culture will be
greatly affected by baby boomers, now in their late 50s and 60s, who will: - Answers Exert a significant
influence on the nation's values and morals.
The phrase "the ecology of crime" refers to such factors as: - Answers season and climate
Due to the amount of disposable income at this time, crime rates may be higher: - Answers On the first
day of the month
The highest crime rate is found in which regions of the country? - Answers South and West
How is age correlated with crime? - Answers Age is inversely related to crime - younger people commit
more crime
According to the _______ hypothesis, the criminality of females is masked because of the generally
benevolent and protective attitude toward women in our society. - Answers Chivalry
, Official arrest records indicate that African Americans are arrested at a higher rate than members of
other racial groups. Self-report data: - Answers Suggest arrest rate differences are an artifact of justice
system bias.
Institutional racism undermines faith in social and political institutions and weakens confidence in the
justice system. According to the ________, as the percentage of minorities in the population increases
so too does the amount of social control that police direct at minority group members. - Answers Racial
threat hypothesis.
Which of the following sets of factors would not predict chronic offending? - Answers parental
supervision, average grades, school attendance
Criminologists who focus their attention on crime victims refer to themselves as: - Answers
victimologists
Victims suffer stress and anxiety long after an incident is over. What is known about the long-term stress
suffered by victims? - Answers Childhood trauma, including rape and molestation, is significantly
associated with visual, auditory, and tactile hallucinations.
Surveys of school crime indicate that victims are declining. What percentage of students experience a
crime at school in a given year? - Answers 5 percent
Referring to victims and their criminals, victims report that substance abuse is a factor in how many
violent crime incidents? - Answers one-third
Individuals who repeatedly experience victimization are termed: - Answers chronic victims
Sibling homicide is known as: - Answers siblicide
What is known regarding repeat victimization/chronic victimization? - Answers Most repeat
victimizations occur soon after a previous crime has been committed.
Which ethnic group reports the highest rate of violent victimization? - Answers Blacks
Which of the following is least likely to be a characteristic of a high-risk lifestyle? - Answers Participating
in sport
The fact that some people's activities and behaviors increase their risk of victimization by increasing
their potential to become "opportunities" for criminal offenders is the basis of what theory? - Answers
Lifestyle theory
In routine activities theory, a large number of unemployed teenagers would be an example of: - Answers
motivated offenders
According to routine activities theory, homes that contained easily salable objects such as laptop
computers, stereos, and television sets would be classified as: - Answers suitable targets
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