Criminal Justice Study Set 1

Which agency is responsible for the National Crime Victimization Survey?

________ refers to events where social media directs people-often teenagers-to go to retail stores and rob them.

A ________ involves killing at least four victims at one location during one event.

________ is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.

Most rapes are committed by

For which of the following studies would you definitely want to use NIBRS rather than the UCR?

________ is the unlawful taking or attempted taking,carrying,leading,or riding away of property,from the possession or constructive possession of another.

________ robbery does not involve the use of a weapon.

According to the UCR/NIBRS Program,which of the following is not a classification of burglary?

According to the text,what should we expect to see in the near future when we examine crime statistics?

All of the following are Part I violent crime offenses except

The most common reason why rape victims choose NOT to report their victimization is

If you are looking for national crime statistics and want data on crimes reported to the police,you should use which of the following sources of data?

Which Part I crime has the highest clearance rate?

Which factor contributed to a dramatic increase in crime in the U.S.in the 1960s and 1970s?

The unlawful,intentional inflicting,or attempted or threatened inflicting,of serious injury upon the person of another is the crime of

Why is the main reason why the Crime Index no longer included in the UCR?

Rape committed without force that involves a victim under the age of consent is generally known as

Which weapon is used most often to commit murder?

The ________ is a traditional measure of investigative effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered to the number of crimes solved through arrest or other means.