Research on the immediate impact of well-publicized executions
a. indicated that executions have an immediate impact on murder rate.
b. evidenced an immediate impact effect at the state level.
c. failed to find evidence that an execution produces an immediate decline in the murder
rate.
d. indicated that each execution equates to seven less murders.
According to political crime expert Jeffrey Ian Ross, intent is neither necessary nor
sufficient for an action to be labeled a political crime.
a. True
b. False
Not all workplace violence is triggered by management-induced injustice.
a. True
b. False
Research on males and females indicates a strong association between victimization and
which personality characteristic?
a. stubbornness
b. impulsivity
c. tenacity
d. depression
Chen would not likely be considered a terrorist because
a. his motivation was profit
b. he never intended to use the anti-aircraft missiles
c. he didn’t hate the United States
d. he was likely working on behalf of the Chinese government
Who has become a central focus of crime control policy?
a. chronic offenders
b. elderly offenders
c. mass murderers
d. serial killers
When video cameras set up in a mall to reduce shoplifting also reduce property damage
due to vandalism, this situational crime prevention benefit is termed
a. diffusion
b. dispersion
c. discouragement
d. displacement
Martha has narrowed her choices to New York in the Northeast, San Francisco in the
West, and Miami in the South, and Ohio in the Midwest. Based on the research on the
ecology of crime, which of these cities has the highest
crime rates?
a. New York
b. San Francisco
c. Miami
d. Ohio
Michael’s family checks Michael into a three month residential treatment center that
treats individuals with mental health issues and drug addiction. The treatment Michael
receives is considered a_____.
a. primary prevention program
b. secondary prevention program
c. adjudicatory prevention program
d. alternative sentencing program
Most states have changed the legal requirements for burglary, removing the element of
“forced entry.” What is entry via deceit legally considered?
a. constructive breaking
b. destructive breaking
c. fraudulent breaking
d. falsified breaking
_____involves illegal activities of people and institutions whose acknowledged purpose
is profit through legitimate business transactions.
a. Organized crime
b. Enterprise crime
c. White-collar crime
d. Cyber crime
_____are segments of the population whose members have a relatively similar portion
of desirable belongings, and who share attitudes, values and norms.
a. Social groups
b. Social classes
c. Social subcultures
d. Social cultures
Yi Qing Chen was convicted in 2011of distributing methamphetamine, trafficking
approximately 800,000 cases of counterfeit cigarettes, and conspiring to import
Chinese-made shoulder-fired missiles into the U.S. He is now serving a 25-year prison
sentence, and his case marks the end of a long-running investigation called Operation
Smoking Dragon. Chen was the first person convicted under the nation’s first
antiterrorism statute that outlaws the importation of missile systems designed to destroy
aircraft.
Yi Qing Chen was likely a member of a
a. transnational organized crime gang.
b. terrorist organizaton
c. terrorist cell
d. foreign government
Which agency is responsible for preventing terrorist attacks within the United States?
a. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
b. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
d. Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
Snitches are professional shoplifters who steal with the intention of reselling stolen
merchandise to fences.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following statement is not accurate regarding organized crime?
a. Organized crime is synonymous with the Mafia.
b. Organized crime is conspiratorial activity.
c. Organized crime has economic gain as its primary goal.
d. Organized crime does not include terrorists dedicated to political change.
According to UCR data, what is known about today’s property crime rate?
a. The property crime rate has dropped more than 10 percent in the past decade.
b. The property crime rate has increased by nearly 33 percent in the past decade.
c. The property crime rate has significantly fluctuated in the past decade.
d. The property crime rate has remained relatively stable in the past decade.
Social learning theorists argue that people are not born with the ability to act violently.
a. True
b. False
The major premise of incapacitation is that known criminals must be kept in prison and
this will reduce crime rates.
a. True
b. False
The abusive childhood experience, which may have been a key factor in Breivik’s later
development of aggression,would have most likely stemmed from which of the
following?
a. The death wishes his mother directed to him.
b. Violent television shows
c. A culture of gun violence in Norway
d. An instinctual need for Breivik to express violence
The CIA and FBI learned that Russian officials who had been recruited by them were
being arrested and executed based on information the Soviets obtained from Ames. If
the executed spies were anti-communist, then they were likely motivated by
a. profit
b. ideology
c. anger at the United States
d. frustration over not being promoted
In Donald’s case, the jury deliberated for three hours before reaching a guilty verdict in
a fashion.
a. majority
b. hung
c. tied
d. unanimous
Crime rates may rise in a healthy economy because prosperity makes monetary rewards
more attractive, encouraging people to gain financial success by any means necessary.
a. True
b. False
The stronger a person’s commitment to conventional institutions, individuals, and
processes, the less likely they are to commit crime.
a. True
b. False
Cyber bullying, like all other forms of bullying, is achieved through an imbalance of
power.
a. True
b. False
Retribution is the repetition of criminal behavior.
a. True
b. False
Economist Steven Levitt concludes that each person put behind prison bars results in a
decrease of_____ serious crimes per year.
a. 20
b. 15
c. 5
d. 10
A rape that involves people who are in some form of courting relationship is called a
date rape.
a. True
b. False
Social ecology school criminologists associate crime rates and the need for police
services to
a. community deterioration.
b. community fear.
c. community change.
d. poverty concentration.
According to legal scholar, Morris Cohen, why should victimless crimes be criminally
prohibited?
a. Because then moral crusaders would not get to define the law.
b. Because victimless crimes are highly immoral just like ‘street crimes.”
c. Because one of the functions of criminal law is to express the public’s shared sense of
morality.
d. Because victimless crimes cause social harm and all acts that cause social harm are
criminally prohibited.
Instrumentalists view criminal law and the criminal justice system solely as an
instrument for controlling the poor, have-not members of society.
a. True
b. False
Some cyber criminals are motivated less by profit and more by the urge to
commit_______ , or technological destruction.
Compare nationalist and retributive terrorism and identify a practitioner of each.
Answer:Answer not provided
The major enforcement arm against environmental crimes is the_____ .
Discuss how criminologists’ views about the role of victims and criminal behavior have
changed over time.
Answer:Answers will vary.
____is the murder of a senior citizen.
_____is the result of exposure to opposing norms, attitudes, and definitions of right and
wrong, moral and immoral.
The willful, malicious, burning of a home, building, or vehicle is the definition of
According to the theory of _______criminal behavior is learned and this occurs within
intimate personal groups.
The____ establishes and maintains goals and standards for U.S. water quality and
purity.
____are actions that depart from the social norm.
Terrorists with high levels of education, who are members of the social elite, and have
strong family and group bonds, come to terrorism through a_____ process.
The concept of_____assumes that the propensity of an individual to participatecriminal
behavior is a relatively stable trait.
The elements of the______ include commitment, attachment, involvement and belief.
Critical criminologists who view the law and justice system as serving the interests of
the upper classes are_________________theorists.
A Victim’s ____generally includes the right to be present at criminal proceedings.
Sociologist Jack Katz argues that there are immediate benefits to criminality. Explain
Katz’s view.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Discuss the reasons why crime may be considered a lower-class phenomenon. Why
factors contribute to this view?
Answer:Answers will vary.
Define terrorism, discuss the original meaning of the word, and historically how and
where it first was applied.
Answer:Answer not provided
Explain the influence of family relations on delinquency and crime.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Which of the three causal theories of white-collar crime best explains the sub-prime
mortgage scandal and why?
Answer:Answer not provided.