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1. Until the 1970s, few efforts were made to systematically monitor and measure indicators of crime victimization.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
2. Unlike comparative risks, differential risks can be useful in exploring and understanding risks across gender and race
lines.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.10 – Identify the comparative risks of becoming a victim of
crime as opposed to suffering other calamities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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3. Memory decay is evident when an individual willingly falsifies a crime report to investigators.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
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4. Official statistics are often compiled and published by governmental agencies.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
5. Statistics can reveal patterns of criminal activity.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
6. Statistics can influence decision makers or shape public opinion.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
7. It is possible to “lie” with statistics by using impressive-sounding numbers to deliberately mislead.
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a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
8. Public officials did not start keeping records about crime until the 1900s.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
9. Crime Clocks lack an important measurement of risk—the recognition that there are millions of possible victims
throughout the United States.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
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10. The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is comprised of information gathered from every law enforcement agency in the
United States.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
11. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is intended as a supplement rather than an overhaul of the
UCR.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.06 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Bureau of Justice
Statistics’ annual National Crime Victimization Survey.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
12. The hierarchy rule is one of the problems affecting the accuracy of the UCR.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
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KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
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13. Victimization surveys were originally intended by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be a more authoritative
accounting of crime than the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI’s) UCR.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
14. The first national survey about victimization in the United States was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
15. Data on victimization may be gathered through self-report.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
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KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
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16. The principle failing of the UCR is that only a minority of law enforcement agencies across the country take part in it
annually.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
17. Data for the National Crime Victimization Surveys (NCVS) are collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
18. Violent crime in the United States has consistently trended downward since 2000.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States Over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
a.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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19. The declining homicide rate in the first half of the 1940s can be correlated to the impact of many men serving
overseas in World War II.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States Over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
20. Premeditation is one of the ways in which first degree murder differs from second degree murder.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States Over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
21. How can the “big picture” of crime be manipulated or distorted?
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b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.02 – Explain how statistics can be given a “spin” to persuade
and even mislead.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
22. Realistic assessments of threat levels that criminal activities pose to particular individuals and groups can be studied
by looking at what type of rates?
a.
Victimization
b.
Risk
c.
Crime
d.
Trend
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
23. Which of the following can statistics be used to do?
a.
To measure victimization rates
b.
To expose patterns of crime
c.
To demonstrate crime variations over time
d.
To accomplish any or all of these things
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
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CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
24. Which of the following is included in Part II of the UCR?
a.
Murder
b.
Robbery
c.
Forcible rape
d.
Prostitution
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.06 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Bureau of Justice
Statistics’ annual National Crime Victimization Survey.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
25. Which of the following can best demonstrate how crime has changed over time?
a.
Trends
b.
Patterns
c.
Variances
d.
Profiles
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
26. Which of the following information can statistics provide to criminologists and victimologists?
a.
Estimates of costs and losses imposed by crime
b.
Planning assistance for projects
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c.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a criminal justice agency
d.
These are all information that statistics can provide to them
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
27. Which of the following can provide an idea of what is usual or typical about a victim in terms of their characteristics?
a.
Profiles
b.
Incidence rates
c.
Trends
d.
Patterns
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
28. Which of the following can reflect predictable relationships or indicate regular occurrences during an analysis of the
data?
a.
Profiles
b.
Statistics
c.
Variances
d.
Patterns
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
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CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
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DATE MODIFIED:
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29. Which of the following type of statistical portraits can yield an impression of what is usual or typical about the
average victim to a researcher?
a.
Profiles
b.
Rates
c.
Trends
d.
Patterns
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.01 – Describe the uses of statistics in victimology.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
30. Which of the following crime resource dramatizes the fact that as time passes, more and more people join the ranks of
crime victims?
a.
UCR
b.
NCVS
c.
Crime Clock
d.
Doomsday Clock
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
31. How can a municipal police force in a city where crime has been decreasing annually, misuse crime statistics to try
and secure more funding for the following year before a meeting of city legislators?
a.
Argue that local crime statistics are not truly representative of the crime situation overall in the city
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b.
Have representatives from the FBI and DOJ discuss how local crime compares to the national average
c.
Utilize as examples, national crime statistic figures from similarly sized municipalities over the years
d.
Cherry pick crime statistics to find examples that have not had a measured decrease over the years
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.02 – Explain how statistics can be given a “spin” to persuade
and even mislead.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
32. In what way can a truthful set of statistics regarding a rise in vehicle theft over the course of a year in a city not reflect
the actual situation?
a.
The statistics are from a single source driven by an agenda.
b.
The statistics are not compared to those of other cities.
c.
The statistics are contrasted with those from previous years.
d.
The statistics are compiled by the police force of the city.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.02 – Explain how statistics can be given a “spin” to persuade
and even mislead.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
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DATE MODIFIED:
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33. What was the goal behind the establishment of the UCR?
a.
To create a standard set of definitions and reporting formats for gathering crime statistics
b.
To supplement the reporting gathered in the NCVS with more information on criminals
c.
The creation of a “white paper” that could be used to determine future police budgets
d.
The establishment of a guide that lawmakers could use in deciding which activities could be legalized
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
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KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
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DATE MODIFIED:
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34. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is an overhaul of which of the following?
a.
The NCVS
b.
Various state reporting systems
c.
The UCR
d.
All of these
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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35. The development of the NCVS can be traced back to the first national survey about victimization carried out in which
of the following decades?
a.
The 1920s
b.
The 1940s
c.
The 1960s
d.
The 1980s
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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36. Which of the following items are collected by the NIBRS but not by the UCR?
a.
Direct observations by an arresting officer
b.
Demographics of the victim
c.
Characteristics of the suspect arrested
d.
Date and time information of an arrest
ANSWER:
b
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POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.05 – Explain how the FBI’s National Incident-Based
Reporting System is preserving information about victims from police files.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
37. Which of the following would a crime researcher include in a crime statistics report as a differential risk?
a.
Ratio of law enforcement officers to the civilian population
b.
Correlation of various diseases on mortality rates
c.
Comparisons between crime statistics from different years
d.
Victimization rates among ethnic groups for each type of crime
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.10 – Identify the comparative risks of becoming a victim of
crime as opposed to suffering other calamities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Apply
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38. As of 2016, which of the following percentage of law enforcement agencies that participated in the UCR provided
information comprised in the NIBRS data?
a.
37%
b.
52%
c.
47%
d.
71%
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
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39. Which of the following do victimologists view as the most valid method for collecting information on crime
victimization?
a.
Medical record review
b.
News accounts
c.
Self-report surveys
d.
Jail intake statistics
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
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40. When victims believe a crime occurred within the desired reporting period when in fact it occurred long before, which
of the following is said to have occurred?
a.
Recognition error
b.
Forward telescoping
c.
Memory decay
d.
Backward telescoping
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Understand
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41. In addition to the eight closely watched UCR index offenses, how many Group A offenses does the NIBRS keep track
of?
a.
12
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b.
46
c.
57
d.
92
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
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DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
42. The NIBRS collects victimization data on which of the following?
a.
Homicides
b.
Simple assaults
c.
Blackmail
d.
All of these are correct.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.06 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Bureau of Justice
Statistics’ annual National Crime Victimization Survey.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
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DATE MODIFIED:
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43. Regarding homicide rates throughout the twentieth century in the United States, which of the following observations
can be made?
a.
During times of conflict overseas, homicide rates rise dramatically.
b.
High homicide rates can be most correlated to periods of economic fortune.
c.
In times of national political corruption, homicide rates tend to drop to their lowest.
d.
Homicide rates are dependent on a significant number of variables in the United States.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States Over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Analyze
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DATE MODIFIED:
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44. A man hits another with a baseball bat once intending to hurt him though the victim unfortunately dies as a result of
internal bleeding. This would be classified as which of the following types of homicide?
a.
First-degree murder
b.
First-degree manslaughter
c.
Second-degree manslaughter
d.
Second-degree murder
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States Over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Apply
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DATE MODIFIED:
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45. In what year did the homicide rate in the United States hit the highest level of the twentieth century?
a.
1945
b.
1965
c.
1980
d.
1994
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
46. Discuss the ways statistics are used in estimating the amount of crime in the United States.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Analyze
ANSWER:
Though we will never have the “big picture” of crime, we can get close to understanding
how much crime exists in the United States through the use of empirical research and
statistics. Statistics provide an estimate of victimization rates, allowing us to understand
which crimes are more harmful to which individuals or groups. Statistics can provide a
numerical probability of being a victim of a particular crime in one’s lifetime. We can get
a sense of patterns or trends of crimes through time and place. Profiles can be developed
from crime statistics, providing law enforcement agencies with an understanding of which
characteristics are more relevant in terms of victimization and offending. Statistics offer an
accurate portrayal of financial harm to society in addition to losses of other resources.
From here, we can develop plans on how to address crime in the future. In addition, we
can evaluate how the current means to address crime are doing—whether they are
effective and efficient in their goals to address crime.
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Victimization Across the Nation: The Big Picture
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Analyze
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DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
47. Compare and contrast the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report and the National Crime Victimization Survey. Be sure to
discuss its sources of information and how results from each are interpreted.
ANSWER:
The two major official sources of victimization data that provide nationally representative
estimates are the UCR and the NCVS.
Similarities: Both provide a numerical description of the rate of various street crimes.
Both police departments and individuals in the households that are a part of the NCVS
provide the data voluntarily. They are both only reliable to the extent that the national
sample is truly representative of the general population of the country.
Differences: The UCR tracks crimes known to the police via an arrest. The NCVS records
self-reported victimization. The UCR is data from police departments and the source of the
NCVS is individuals aged 12 and over in randomly selected households. The UCR is
incident based while the NCVS is person centered. The UCR examines crimes that
occurred at one point and time (at the point of arrest) whereas the NCVS looks at crimes
across time (through the question to respondents on how many crimes they experienced
over the past year).
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
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48. Based on what you know about the NCVS and the UCR, evaluate the information presented by the Crime Clock.
ANSWER:
One can get the perception from the Crime Clock that it is just a matter of time before one
becomes a victim—the sense that it is inevitable. Some argue the statistics developed from
the Crime Clock are actually under-representative of the true number due to the
methodological issues in data collection for the UCR. Many crimes are not reported, and
the clock is based on reported crimes only. Generally, it is true the Crime Clock should be
viewed with caution about its accurate representation. The Clock is an annual ratio of
crime to fixed time intervals. In reality, we know the rate of crime varies by time of day,
time of year, and location. The Clock shows projections over an entire year and is not a
predictor of when or how often a particular crime does occur. It does not take into account
the total number of people in the country but uses seconds, minutes, hours, or days as its
denominator. It has created more social fear of crime than is actually statistically
representative of reality.
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Two Official Sources of Data
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.04 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime Report.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.05 – Explain how the FBI’s National Incident-Based
Reporting System is preserving information about victims from police files.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.06 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Bureau of Justice
Statistics’ annual National Crime Victimization Survey.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Evaluate
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49. Outline and discuss the NIBRS system. Who compiles the NIBRS? How does this system compare to the UCR and
the NCVS? What are the purposes of NIBRS, and how does it contribute to the understanding of victimization?
ANSWER:
The NIBRS addresses some of the deficiencies in the collection of data for the UCR. The
hierarchy rule of the UCR is removed. There are 46 crimes covered, as opposed to the 8
index crimes covered in the UCR. Distinctions are made between attempts and successful
completion of crimes, whereas these are tabulated into a single category in the UCR. The
data are still collected by police departments and sent to the FBI. The NIBRS is becoming
more similar to the NCVS in that it is not tracking victimization data never tabulated in the
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.03 – Describe how victimologists estimate how many people
are harmed by criminal activities.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.05 – Explain how the FBI’s National Incident-Based
Reporting System is preserving information about victims from police files.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.06 – Describe the kinds of data found in the Bureau of Justice
Statistics’ annual National Crime Victimization Survey.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.07 – List the strengths and weaknesses of victimization
statistics from government sources.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Analyze
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50. When looking at homicide rates over the course of the twentieth century in the United States, what observation can be
made regarding rises and falls in said rates?
ANSWER:
Throughout the twentieth century, the homicide rate in the United States has varied greatly
with periodic rises and falls. A great many factors have influenced these rates over the
years. In so much, it is hard to say that there is a clear pattern in this. In periods of social
unrest and economic hardship, the homicide rate has both fallen and risen, respectively as
exemplified by the later years of the Great Depression and the early 1960s to middle
1970s. The same discrepancy is visible during periods of economic booms with a
skyrocketing homicide rate during the “Roaring Twenties” and a falling rate in the mid–
1990s onwards. With these in mind, it is safe to say that homicide rates cannot be wholly
tied to the economic or social situation in the country at any one time.
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Taking a Longer View: Murders in the United States Over the Past Century
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CVIV.KARM.20.03.08 – Identify trends in victimization in the United States
according to official statistics.
CVIV.KARM.20.03.09 – Identify trends in violent crime rates in the United States
from the twentieth century to present times.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/2/2019 7:57 AM