Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction --
Chapter 2 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program - CORRECT ANSWER - A statistical
reporting program run by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division. The
UCR Program publishes Crime in the United States, which provides an annual summation of the
incidence and rape of reported crimes throughout the United States.
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) - CORRECT ANSWER - An annual survey
of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the
extent of criminal victimization-especially unreported victimization--in the United States.
Bureau of Justice (BJS) - CORRECT ANSWER - A U.S. Department of Justice agency
responsible for the collection of criminal justice data, including the annual National Crime
Victimization Survey.
Crime Index - CORRECT ANSWER - A now defunct but once inclusive measure of the
UCR program's violent and property crime categories, or what are called Part 1 offenses. It long
featured in the FBI's publication Crime in the United States, was discontinued in 2004. The index
had been intended as a tool for geographic (state-to-state) and historical (year-to-year)
comparison via the use of crime rates. However, criticism that the index was misleading arose
after researchers found that the largest of the index's crime categories, larceny-theft, carried
undue weight and led to an under-appreciation of charges in the rates of more violent and serious
crimes.
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) - CORRECT ANSWER - An
incident-based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrences.
NIBRS data are replacing the kinds of summary data that have traditionally been provided by the
FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
Violent crime - CORRECT ANSWER - A UCR/NIBRS summary offense category that
includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
, Property Crime - CORRECT ANSWER - A UCR/NIBRS summary offense category that
includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
Clearance Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - A traditional measure of investigative
effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered the number of crimes
solved thru arrest or other means (such as death of the suspect).
Murder - CORRECT ANSWER - The unlawful killing of a human being. Murder is a
generic term that in common usage may include first- and second-degree murder, manslaughter,
involuntary manslaughter, and other similar offenses.
Part I offenses - CORRECT ANSWER - A UCR/NIBRS offense group used to report
murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson,
as defined under the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program.
rape - CORRECT ANSWER - The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus
with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the
consent of the victim.
Forcible Rape (UCR/NIBRS) - CORRECT ANSWER - The carnal knowledge of a person,
forcibly and against their will. More specifically, penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina
or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person,
without the consent of the victim. Statutory rape differs from forcible rape in that it generally
involves non-forcible sexual intercourse with a minor.
Sexual battery - CORRECT ANSWER - The intentional and wrongful physical contact
with a person, without his or her consent, that entails a sexual component or purpose.
Date Rape - CORRECT ANSWER - The unlawful forced sexual intercourse whit a female
against her will that occurs within the context of a dating relationship. Date rape, or acquaintance
rape, is a subcategory of rape that is a special concern today.
Chapter 2 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program - CORRECT ANSWER - A statistical
reporting program run by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division. The
UCR Program publishes Crime in the United States, which provides an annual summation of the
incidence and rape of reported crimes throughout the United States.
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) - CORRECT ANSWER - An annual survey
of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the
extent of criminal victimization-especially unreported victimization--in the United States.
Bureau of Justice (BJS) - CORRECT ANSWER - A U.S. Department of Justice agency
responsible for the collection of criminal justice data, including the annual National Crime
Victimization Survey.
Crime Index - CORRECT ANSWER - A now defunct but once inclusive measure of the
UCR program's violent and property crime categories, or what are called Part 1 offenses. It long
featured in the FBI's publication Crime in the United States, was discontinued in 2004. The index
had been intended as a tool for geographic (state-to-state) and historical (year-to-year)
comparison via the use of crime rates. However, criticism that the index was misleading arose
after researchers found that the largest of the index's crime categories, larceny-theft, carried
undue weight and led to an under-appreciation of charges in the rates of more violent and serious
crimes.
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) - CORRECT ANSWER - An
incident-based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrences.
NIBRS data are replacing the kinds of summary data that have traditionally been provided by the
FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
Violent crime - CORRECT ANSWER - A UCR/NIBRS summary offense category that
includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
, Property Crime - CORRECT ANSWER - A UCR/NIBRS summary offense category that
includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
Clearance Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - A traditional measure of investigative
effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered the number of crimes
solved thru arrest or other means (such as death of the suspect).
Murder - CORRECT ANSWER - The unlawful killing of a human being. Murder is a
generic term that in common usage may include first- and second-degree murder, manslaughter,
involuntary manslaughter, and other similar offenses.
Part I offenses - CORRECT ANSWER - A UCR/NIBRS offense group used to report
murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson,
as defined under the FBI's UCR/NIBRS Program.
rape - CORRECT ANSWER - The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus
with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the
consent of the victim.
Forcible Rape (UCR/NIBRS) - CORRECT ANSWER - The carnal knowledge of a person,
forcibly and against their will. More specifically, penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina
or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person,
without the consent of the victim. Statutory rape differs from forcible rape in that it generally
involves non-forcible sexual intercourse with a minor.
Sexual battery - CORRECT ANSWER - The intentional and wrongful physical contact
with a person, without his or her consent, that entails a sexual component or purpose.
Date Rape - CORRECT ANSWER - The unlawful forced sexual intercourse whit a female
against her will that occurs within the context of a dating relationship. Date rape, or acquaintance
rape, is a subcategory of rape that is a special concern today.
