WCC Exam 1 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

WCC Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
EdwinASutherlandA-AAnswerAWhoAcoinedAtheAtermAWhiteACollarACrime?


whiteAcollarAcrimeA-
AAnswerAaAcrimeAcommittedAbyAaApersonAofArespectabilityAandAhighAsocialAstatusAinAtheAcourseA
ofAhisAoccupationA(Sutherland)


businessmanA-AAnswerAWhatAisAtheAprofileAforAaAlikelyAperpetratorAofAWCC?


-AgeneralAself-reportAsurveysAofAtheApublicAandAinAspecificAoccupations

-AgainAtheAtrustAofAvictimsA-AAnswerAhowAtoAovercomeAtheAchallengesAofAconductingAsurvey-
basedAresearch


createdAworldwideAopportunitiesAforAWCCAandAincreasedAtheAoccupationalAarenaA-
AAnswerAHowAhasAglobalizationAaffectedAtheAamountAWCCAmayAoccur?


archivalAresearchA-
AAnswerAstudiesAthatAuseAsomeAformAofArecordAasAaAdatabaseAinAtheAstudyA(caseArecords,Aprese
ntenceAreports,AmediaAreports,AandAcaseAdescriptions)


mediaAreportsA-
AAnswerAusingAnewsAarticles,ApressAreports,AandAtelevisionAdepictionsAofAWCCAhelpsAresearchersA
demonstrateAwhatAkindAofAinformationAtheApublicAareAlikelyAtoAreceiveAaboutAWCCAandAuncoverApos
sibleApatternsAguidingAWCAoffensesAthatAmayAnotAbeAstudiedAthroughAotherAmeans


technologicalA/AcyberAsystemA-
AAnswerAchangesAinA_______AhaveAledAtoAchangesAinAtheAwaysAsomeAWCAoffendersAcommitAcri
mes,AbutAhasAalsoAprovidedAadditionalAtoolsAthatAofficialsAcanAuseAinAtheirApursuitAofAidentifyingAa
ndArespondingAtoAWCC


presentenceAreportsAofAconvictedAWCAoffendersAtoAgainAinsightA-
AAnswerAWhatAtypeAofAarchivalAresearchAdidAStantonAWheelerAuseAinAhisAstudyAofAWCC?


presentenceAreportsA-
AAnswerAdevelopedAbyAprobationAofficersAandAincludeAinfoAaboutAoffenders,AlifeAhistory,Acriminal
Acareers,AandAsentencesAreceived

, WhyAstudyAWCCA-AAnswerA-AseriousAproblemAinAsociety

-AaffectsAeveryone
-AcanAlearnAmoreAaboutAallAtypesAofAcrime
-AeffectiveAprevention,AinterventionAsystems,AandApoliciesAcanAbeAdeveloped
-AprovidesAinformationAaboutApotentialAcareersAtheAresponseAtoAWCC
-AinsightAintoAtheAAmericanAworkforce


caseAstudiesA-AAnswerAWhatAresearchAstrategyAcouldAbeAusedAtoAstudyAaAcaseAofAbrakeAfailure?



principlesAofAscienceAofAstudyingAWCCA-AAnswerA-Aobjectivity

-Aparsimony
-Adeterminism
-Askepticism
-Arelativism


archivalAresearchA(caseAdescriptions)A-
AAnswerAWhatAresearchAstrategyAshouldAbeAusedAtoAinvestigateAabuseAinAnursingAhomes?



groupsAsurveyedAinAWCCAresearchA-AAnswerA-AcriminalAjusticeAofficials

-AtheApublic
-AvictimsAofAWCC
-AWCAoffenders


parsimonyA-AAnswerAresearchersAkeepAtheirAlevelsAofAexplanationAasAsimpleAasApossible



mostAstudentsA-AAnswerAHowAfrequentlyAareAstudentsAvictimsAofAWCC?


-Apolitical
-Aeducational
-Areligious
-Atechnological
-Aoccupational