CJ 220 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
fence - CORRECT ANSWERS a buyer and seller of stolen merchandise
street crime - CORRECT ANSWERS common theft-related offenses
economic crime - CORRECT ANSWERS acts in violation of the criminal law designed to
bring financial reward to an offender.
skilled thieves - CORRECT ANSWERS pickpockets, forgers, and counterfeiters, who operate
freely. Usually in larger cities such as London and Paris.
flash houses - CORRECT ANSWERS public meeting places, often taverns, that serve as
headquarters for gangs. Deals are made, crimes were plotted, and the sale of stolen goods was
negotiated.
smugglers - CORRECT ANSWERS move freely in sparsely populated areas and transport
goods, such as spirits, gems, gold and spices without bothering to pay tax or duty. The second
group of thieves.
poachers - CORRECT ANSWERS third type of thief, typically live in the country and
supplement their diet and income with game that belonged to a landlord
occasional criminals - CORRECT ANSWERS they do not define themselves by a criminal
role or view themselves as committed career criminals
,professional criminals - CORRECT ANSWERS make a significant portion of their income
from crime, skilled theft offenders.
situational inducement - CORRECT ANSWERS short-term influence on a person's behavior,
such as financial problems or peer pressure, which increases risk taking
professional fence - CORRECT ANSWERS a person who earns their living by stealing
merchandise and selling it.
constructive possession - CORRECT ANSWERS in the crime of larceny, willingly giving up
temporary physical possession of property but retaining legal ownership.
petit (petty) larceny - CORRECT ANSWERS small amounts of money or property and is
punished as a misdemeanor.
grand larceny - CORRECT ANSWERS involving merchandise of greater value, is a felony
punished by a sentence in the state prison.
shoplifting - CORRECT ANSWERS very common form of larceny, the taking of goods from
retail stores.
snitches - CORRECT ANSWERS amateurs, usually respectable people who do not conceive
themselves as thieves but are systematic shoplifters who steal merchandise for their own use.
target removal strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS putting dummy or disabled goods on
display while the real merchandise is kept under lock and key.
, target hardening strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS locking goods in place or having them
monitored by electronic systems.
naive check forger - CORRECT ANSWERS amateurs who do not believe their actions will
hurt anyone. Amateurs who cash bad checks because of some financial crisis but have little
identification with a criminal subculture (forging bad checks)
Systematic forgers - CORRECT ANSWERS professionals who make a living by passing bad
checks
closure - CORRECT ANSWERS describes people from a middle-class background who have
little identification with a criminal subculture but cash bad checks because of a financial crisis
that demands an immediate resolution.
carjacking - CORRECT ANSWERS auto theft, considered robbery because it involves *force
to steal.*
Which cars are taken most? - CORRECT ANSWERS Vehicles that can bring them the
greatest return in the used-part market
*Amateur Auto Thieves*
Joyriding
Short-term transportation
Long-term transportation
Profit
Commission of another crime
CORRECT ANSWERS
fence - CORRECT ANSWERS a buyer and seller of stolen merchandise
street crime - CORRECT ANSWERS common theft-related offenses
economic crime - CORRECT ANSWERS acts in violation of the criminal law designed to
bring financial reward to an offender.
skilled thieves - CORRECT ANSWERS pickpockets, forgers, and counterfeiters, who operate
freely. Usually in larger cities such as London and Paris.
flash houses - CORRECT ANSWERS public meeting places, often taverns, that serve as
headquarters for gangs. Deals are made, crimes were plotted, and the sale of stolen goods was
negotiated.
smugglers - CORRECT ANSWERS move freely in sparsely populated areas and transport
goods, such as spirits, gems, gold and spices without bothering to pay tax or duty. The second
group of thieves.
poachers - CORRECT ANSWERS third type of thief, typically live in the country and
supplement their diet and income with game that belonged to a landlord
occasional criminals - CORRECT ANSWERS they do not define themselves by a criminal
role or view themselves as committed career criminals
,professional criminals - CORRECT ANSWERS make a significant portion of their income
from crime, skilled theft offenders.
situational inducement - CORRECT ANSWERS short-term influence on a person's behavior,
such as financial problems or peer pressure, which increases risk taking
professional fence - CORRECT ANSWERS a person who earns their living by stealing
merchandise and selling it.
constructive possession - CORRECT ANSWERS in the crime of larceny, willingly giving up
temporary physical possession of property but retaining legal ownership.
petit (petty) larceny - CORRECT ANSWERS small amounts of money or property and is
punished as a misdemeanor.
grand larceny - CORRECT ANSWERS involving merchandise of greater value, is a felony
punished by a sentence in the state prison.
shoplifting - CORRECT ANSWERS very common form of larceny, the taking of goods from
retail stores.
snitches - CORRECT ANSWERS amateurs, usually respectable people who do not conceive
themselves as thieves but are systematic shoplifters who steal merchandise for their own use.
target removal strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS putting dummy or disabled goods on
display while the real merchandise is kept under lock and key.
, target hardening strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS locking goods in place or having them
monitored by electronic systems.
naive check forger - CORRECT ANSWERS amateurs who do not believe their actions will
hurt anyone. Amateurs who cash bad checks because of some financial crisis but have little
identification with a criminal subculture (forging bad checks)
Systematic forgers - CORRECT ANSWERS professionals who make a living by passing bad
checks
closure - CORRECT ANSWERS describes people from a middle-class background who have
little identification with a criminal subculture but cash bad checks because of a financial crisis
that demands an immediate resolution.
carjacking - CORRECT ANSWERS auto theft, considered robbery because it involves *force
to steal.*
Which cars are taken most? - CORRECT ANSWERS Vehicles that can bring them the
greatest return in the used-part market
*Amateur Auto Thieves*
Joyriding
Short-term transportation
Long-term transportation
Profit
Commission of another crime
