Intro to Criminal Justice Test 1 ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Sociological approaches to crime emphasize ______ - CORRECT ANSWER -
environment and opportunity
The new questioning procedures in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) allowed
more crimes to be reported because ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - more thorough
questioning lead to reporting less serious offenses that occurred in the incident
Why do white-collar crimes usually fail to make it to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
statistics report - CORRECT ANSWER - White-collar crime is usually handled by a
regulatory agency or professional groups that handle the investigation
When did the Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) start archiving data - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1976
_____ is responsible for collecting data for the National Crime Victimization Survey. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Currently, cybercrime is connected to the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and Supplementary
Research System (SRS) via ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Part II crimes
In 2015, ______ of nonfatal violent victims were boys/men - CORRECT ANSWER -
42.9%
Which statement is true regarding the crime multiplier effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
For every crime that is reported, three crimes go unreported
What is the main concern of anomie criminal theory - CORRECT ANSWER - the
sociological traits that cause crime
, The National Crime Victimization Survey allows assessment of crime that is committed -
CORRECT ANSWER - In specific locations
The National Crime Victimization Survey uses the NCVS-1 to ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - interview potential victims on about the incident to find if there was a crime
committed
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) programs breaks
crimes up into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. What are Part 2 crimes - CORRECT ANSWER -
Part 2 crimes are uncommon and less serious crimes like gambling, drunkenness, and purchasing
prostitution
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) programs breaks
crimes up into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. What are Part 1 crimes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Part 1 crimes are common and dangerous crimes like murder, rape, and, robbery
What is the least common nonfatal violent crime according to the National Crime Victimization
Survey (NCVS) - CORRECT ANSWER - rape/sexual assault
How are data collected when measuring crime - CORRECT ANSWER - surveying law
enforcement and citizens
______ was the first scholar to demonstrate the differences between fear and risk of
victimization - CORRECT ANSWER - Kenneth Ferraro
In 1965, the government reviewed the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the Supplementary
Report System (SRS) for major limitations of the UCR SRS. Which is not a limitation of the
UCR SRS? - CORRECT ANSWER - data were only representative of people of a certain
race
Which system of reporting uses the hierarchy rule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Supplementary Reporting System (SRS)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Sociological approaches to crime emphasize ______ - CORRECT ANSWER -
environment and opportunity
The new questioning procedures in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) allowed
more crimes to be reported because ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - more thorough
questioning lead to reporting less serious offenses that occurred in the incident
Why do white-collar crimes usually fail to make it to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
statistics report - CORRECT ANSWER - White-collar crime is usually handled by a
regulatory agency or professional groups that handle the investigation
When did the Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) start archiving data - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1976
_____ is responsible for collecting data for the National Crime Victimization Survey. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Currently, cybercrime is connected to the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and Supplementary
Research System (SRS) via ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Part II crimes
In 2015, ______ of nonfatal violent victims were boys/men - CORRECT ANSWER -
42.9%
Which statement is true regarding the crime multiplier effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
For every crime that is reported, three crimes go unreported
What is the main concern of anomie criminal theory - CORRECT ANSWER - the
sociological traits that cause crime
, The National Crime Victimization Survey allows assessment of crime that is committed -
CORRECT ANSWER - In specific locations
The National Crime Victimization Survey uses the NCVS-1 to ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - interview potential victims on about the incident to find if there was a crime
committed
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) programs breaks
crimes up into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. What are Part 2 crimes - CORRECT ANSWER -
Part 2 crimes are uncommon and less serious crimes like gambling, drunkenness, and purchasing
prostitution
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) programs breaks
crimes up into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. What are Part 1 crimes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Part 1 crimes are common and dangerous crimes like murder, rape, and, robbery
What is the least common nonfatal violent crime according to the National Crime Victimization
Survey (NCVS) - CORRECT ANSWER - rape/sexual assault
How are data collected when measuring crime - CORRECT ANSWER - surveying law
enforcement and citizens
______ was the first scholar to demonstrate the differences between fear and risk of
victimization - CORRECT ANSWER - Kenneth Ferraro
In 1965, the government reviewed the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the Supplementary
Report System (SRS) for major limitations of the UCR SRS. Which is not a limitation of the
UCR SRS? - CORRECT ANSWER - data were only representative of people of a certain
race
Which system of reporting uses the hierarchy rule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Supplementary Reporting System (SRS)
