CJ 1000 FINAL Exam with All Correct
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
The National Gang Center criteria for classifying groups as gangs identifies which general age
group for those who are members? - Answer 12-24
Which of the five strategies of the OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model focuses on the
development of policies and procedures that result in the most effective use of available
resources across agencies to address the gang problem? - Answer organizational change
A ______, in which an offender(s) breaks into a residence and steals a homeowner's belongings,
is a property crime because there is no force or threat of force to a person. - Answer burglary
Which of the following is a common reason given by gang members for joining a gang? - Answer
all of these
Roger Matthews found that robbers who primarily targeted ______ perceived themselves as
more elite than the typical street mugger. - Answer commercial establishments
What was developed by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to reduce gang crime in targeted neighborhoods using
interventions that had been shown to work in addressing individual, family, and community
factors that contributed to juvenile delinquency and gang activity? - Answer Comprehensive
Gang Model
What program views violence from a public health perspective? - Answer Cure Violence
What program seeks to reduce homicides by identifying youth who are at most risk of being
shot or shooting someone else? - Answer Cure Violence
Which of the five strategies of the OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model focuses on a variety of
educational, training, and employment programs targeting gang-involved youth? - Answer
opportunities provision
According to the NCVS, about how many robbery victims are engaged in some type of self-
protective action? - Answer two in three
Which of the following is a finding of a recent study in Australia by Emmeline Taylor regarding
the motivation of interviewed individuals who had been convicted of robbery and were serving
, a prison sentence for their crimes? - Answer Both all were "innocent" of the crimes for which
they were convicted and none of them felt a rush of adrenaline coming from the act.
What theory contends that there are three elements that are generally necessary for the
commission of a crime to occur: a motivated offender, a suitable target, and lack of capable
guardianship? - Answer routine activities
In their study, Brookman and colleagues found that when the victim was male, female robbers
often used a weapon, which was typically a(n) ______. - Answer knife
When breaking down bank robberies by region, which region was found by the FBI to have the
most bank robberies? - Answer West
It is important to note that the majority of gang violence is directed at ______. - Answer other
gang members
Robbery is ______. - Answer all of these
Secondary homicides involve ______. - Answer strangers
In a recent study interviewing 104 people who had "experience committing robberies" in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, results indicated that robbing a(n) " ______" victim was more
predictive of physical violence being used at the onset of a robbery. - Answer street credible
Nationally, the percentage of agencies reporting the presence of active gangs in their
jurisdictions has been around ______. - Answer 30%
According to the ______, robbery is defined as follows: "Completed or attempted theft, directly
from a person, of property or cash by force or threat of force, with or without a weapon, and
with or without injury." - Answer NCVS
What seeks to understand technical and structural solutions to crime and in response design
environments or products in ways that minimize the risk of victimization? - Answer situational
crime prevention
Primary homicides involve ______. - Answer intimate friends
According to the NCVS, those between the ages of ______ have the highest rates of robbery. -
Answer 18 and 24
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
The National Gang Center criteria for classifying groups as gangs identifies which general age
group for those who are members? - Answer 12-24
Which of the five strategies of the OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model focuses on the
development of policies and procedures that result in the most effective use of available
resources across agencies to address the gang problem? - Answer organizational change
A ______, in which an offender(s) breaks into a residence and steals a homeowner's belongings,
is a property crime because there is no force or threat of force to a person. - Answer burglary
Which of the following is a common reason given by gang members for joining a gang? - Answer
all of these
Roger Matthews found that robbers who primarily targeted ______ perceived themselves as
more elite than the typical street mugger. - Answer commercial establishments
What was developed by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to reduce gang crime in targeted neighborhoods using
interventions that had been shown to work in addressing individual, family, and community
factors that contributed to juvenile delinquency and gang activity? - Answer Comprehensive
Gang Model
What program views violence from a public health perspective? - Answer Cure Violence
What program seeks to reduce homicides by identifying youth who are at most risk of being
shot or shooting someone else? - Answer Cure Violence
Which of the five strategies of the OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model focuses on a variety of
educational, training, and employment programs targeting gang-involved youth? - Answer
opportunities provision
According to the NCVS, about how many robbery victims are engaged in some type of self-
protective action? - Answer two in three
Which of the following is a finding of a recent study in Australia by Emmeline Taylor regarding
the motivation of interviewed individuals who had been convicted of robbery and were serving
, a prison sentence for their crimes? - Answer Both all were "innocent" of the crimes for which
they were convicted and none of them felt a rush of adrenaline coming from the act.
What theory contends that there are three elements that are generally necessary for the
commission of a crime to occur: a motivated offender, a suitable target, and lack of capable
guardianship? - Answer routine activities
In their study, Brookman and colleagues found that when the victim was male, female robbers
often used a weapon, which was typically a(n) ______. - Answer knife
When breaking down bank robberies by region, which region was found by the FBI to have the
most bank robberies? - Answer West
It is important to note that the majority of gang violence is directed at ______. - Answer other
gang members
Robbery is ______. - Answer all of these
Secondary homicides involve ______. - Answer strangers
In a recent study interviewing 104 people who had "experience committing robberies" in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, results indicated that robbing a(n) " ______" victim was more
predictive of physical violence being used at the onset of a robbery. - Answer street credible
Nationally, the percentage of agencies reporting the presence of active gangs in their
jurisdictions has been around ______. - Answer 30%
According to the ______, robbery is defined as follows: "Completed or attempted theft, directly
from a person, of property or cash by force or threat of force, with or without a weapon, and
with or without injury." - Answer NCVS
What seeks to understand technical and structural solutions to crime and in response design
environments or products in ways that minimize the risk of victimization? - Answer situational
crime prevention
Primary homicides involve ______. - Answer intimate friends
According to the NCVS, those between the ages of ______ have the highest rates of robbery. -
Answer 18 and 24
