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Criminal Justice Today, 14e (Schmalleger)
Chapter 2 The Crime Picture
2.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) 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?
A) The Uniform Crime Reports
B) The National Crime Victimization Survey
C) A self-report survey
D) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
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Level: Basic
2) Which agency is responsible for the National Crime Victimization Survey?
A) The FBI
B) The CIA
C) The US Department of Defense and Criminal Statistics
D) Bureau of Justice Statistics
Answer: D
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Compare and contrast the UCR and NCVS data collection and reporting programs.
Level: Basic
3) Why is the main reason why the Crime Index no longer included in the UCR?
A) Too many types of crime are not included.
B) There are so many larcenies that this crime overshadows more serious index crimes.
C) The Crime Index does not permit comparisons across jurisdictions or over time.
D) No one was using it so the FBI stopped calculating it.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Intermediate
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4) For which of the following studies would you definitely want to use NIBRS rather than the
UCR?
A) A study examining changes in the overall crime rate in the U.S. over time
B) A study examining crime patterns in the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s
C) A study examining rates of motor vehicle thefts in the U.S. today
D) A study examining multiple crimes that occur within a single incident
Answer: D
Page Ref: 35
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Difficult
5) Which factor contributed to a dramatic increase in crime in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s?
A) The baby boom
B) Generation X
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C) The Depression
D) President Johnson's War on Poverty
Answer: A
Page Ref: 37
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Intermediate
6) According to the text, what should we expect to see in the near future when we examine crime
statistics?
A) The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to continue until at least 2020.
B) The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to end and criminal activity
will increase.
C) The crime rate will continue to decline until it reaches the low crime rates characteristic of the
1950s.
D) Crime rates will level off and remain stable for the foreseeable future.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 38
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Intermediate
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7) 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.
A) probability factor
B) solvability factor
C) clearance rate
D) justification rate
Answer: C
Page Ref: 39-40
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
8) All of the following are Part I violent crime offenses except
A) Prostitution.
B) Aggravated assault.
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C) Rape.
D) Murder.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 40
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
9) Which of the Part I violent crimes is the least common?
A) Murder
B) Rape
C) Aggravated assault
D) Robbery
Answer: A
Page Ref: 41
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
10) A ________ involves killing at least four victims at one location during one event.
A) mass murder
B) serial murder
C) spree murder
D) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 42
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
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Test Bank – Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text
for the 21st Century (14th Edition)
Unistudydocs
All Chapters Included | Verified Questions & Answers | Graded A+
, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Criminal Justice Today An Introductory Text
Unistudydocs
for the 21st Century 14th Edition Schmalleger
Criminal Justice Today, 14e (Schmalleger)
Chapter 2 The Crime Picture
2.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) 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?
A) The Uniform Crime Reports
B) The National Crime Victimization Survey
C) A self-report survey
D) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
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Level: Basic
2) Which agency is responsible for the National Crime Victimization Survey?
A) The FBI
B) The CIA
C) The US Department of Defense and Criminal Statistics
D) Bureau of Justice Statistics
Answer: D
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Compare and contrast the UCR and NCVS data collection and reporting programs.
Level: Basic
3) Why is the main reason why the Crime Index no longer included in the UCR?
A) Too many types of crime are not included.
B) There are so many larcenies that this crime overshadows more serious index crimes.
C) The Crime Index does not permit comparisons across jurisdictions or over time.
D) No one was using it so the FBI stopped calculating it.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 32
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Intermediate
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for the 21st Century 14th Edition Schmalleger
4) For which of the following studies would you definitely want to use NIBRS rather than the
UCR?
A) A study examining changes in the overall crime rate in the U.S. over time
B) A study examining crime patterns in the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s
C) A study examining rates of motor vehicle thefts in the U.S. today
D) A study examining multiple crimes that occur within a single incident
Answer: D
Page Ref: 35
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Difficult
5) Which factor contributed to a dramatic increase in crime in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s?
A) The baby boom
B) Generation X
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C) The Depression
D) President Johnson's War on Poverty
Answer: A
Page Ref: 37
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Intermediate
6) According to the text, what should we expect to see in the near future when we examine crime
statistics?
A) The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to continue until at least 2020.
B) The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to end and criminal activity
will increase.
C) The crime rate will continue to decline until it reaches the low crime rates characteristic of the
1950s.
D) Crime rates will level off and remain stable for the foreseeable future.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 38
Objective: Describe the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program, including its
purpose, history, and what it tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Intermediate
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for the 21st Century 14th Edition Schmalleger
7) 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.
A) probability factor
B) solvability factor
C) clearance rate
D) justification rate
Answer: C
Page Ref: 39-40
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
8) All of the following are Part I violent crime offenses except
A) Prostitution.
B) Aggravated assault.
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C) Rape.
D) Murder.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 40
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
9) Which of the Part I violent crimes is the least common?
A) Murder
B) Rape
C) Aggravated assault
D) Robbery
Answer: A
Page Ref: 41
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
10) A ________ involves killing at least four victims at one location during one event.
A) mass murder
B) serial murder
C) spree murder
D) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 42
Objective: Describe the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program, including its purpose, history, and what it
tells us about crime in the United States today.
Level: Basic
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