Criminology q.9 – Flashcards
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A disgruntled employee opened fire at his job, killing two of his coworkers; he then proceeded directly home to kill his wife and child. This individual is best identified as a:
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Murder Spree
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An upset student opens fire in a school cafeteria, killing 18 of his classmates. This student is best identified as a:
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Mass Murder
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Which of the following crimes is usually sexual in nature?
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Serial Murder
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Most murders:
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Result from aggravated assault
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The "terrible triad" is considered predictive of which type of crime?
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Serial Murder
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Which of the following refers to the victim's role in his or her own victimization?
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Victim Precipitation
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Offenders who commit "crimes of passion" would be identified as which of the following?
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Situationally Violent Offenders
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Offenders who engage in violence because it is an acceptable means of resolving conflict among their acquaintances would be identified as which of the following?
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Culturally Violent Offenders
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In the contemporary United States, in which place are you at the greatest risk for violent victimization?
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Home
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Which of the following crime rates has the highest rate of clearance by arrest?
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Murder
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Which of the following is true of school violence in the United States?
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The rate of school violence has been decreasing in recent years
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Rape was the fastest growing of all UCR index crimes in the 1970s. This is believed to be due to:
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An increase in victims willingness to report thier victimization to police
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A rapist who callously uses women as sex objects would be identified as which of the following?
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Sex looters
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Date rapists would best be categorized as which of the following?
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Meaning Stretchers
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Most violent incidents in the workplace involve which of the following?
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Fist Fights
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What is the name of the law that requires states to inform local communities when high-risk sex offenders are released?
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Megans Law
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According to Conklin's typology of robbers, which of the following is the most common?
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Oppotunist robbers
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Wolfgang and Ferracuti are credited with which of the following theoretical concepts?
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Subculture of Violence
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Which type of crime results in the most deaths each year?
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Drunk Driving
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Which region of the United States has traditionally had the highest rate of homicide?
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South
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First-degree murder includes all of the following elements, except:
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A young man (John) meets a young woman (Jane)at a bar one evening. The two really hit if off with each other and enjoyed an evening of dancing and conversation, followed by breakfast at an all night dining establishment. John walks Jane up to the door of her apartment when taking her home and she invites him in so they can watch movies. John believes this invitation means that Jane is interested in having sex despite her pleas for him to stop. This describes which of Glaser's categories of rapists?
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Predatory crimes
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This type of rapist is rare, accounting for only about 5% of rapists.
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By Women
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This is the most violent crime on American college campuses:
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Assault
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This country has both the highest homicide rate by far of any developed nation and the largest armed civilian population in the world.
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United States
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True or False? The United States maintained an extremely low rate of violence throughout its history, until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
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False
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True or False? A mass murder is defined as the killing of several victims in three or more separate incidents over weeks, months, or even years.
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False
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True or False? Advancements in the medical field can have an impact on the homicide rate.
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True
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True or False? The United States has one of the highest homicide rates in the developed world.
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False
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True or False? Most authorities do not identify rape as a crime of violence.
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True
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True or False? Of the typology of robbers proposed by Conklin, the opportunist robber is the most common.
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True
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True or False? Child abuse victims inevitably go on to become abusers themselves.
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False
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True or False? The United States has a relatively high rate of kidnapping for ransom compared to other regions of the world.
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False
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True or False? The majority of school-age children who are victims of homicide were murdered in or around their school.
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False
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True or False? There is evidence that blacks are more likely to be serial murderers than other groups.
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True
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True or False? One strategy of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment included patroling gun crime "hot spots" to reduce rates of domestic violence by seizing illegally carried weapons.
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True
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True or False? Workplace violence is the number two factor in on-the-job deaths and number one among women.
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True
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True or False? Statutory rape is the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will.
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True
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True or False? California passed the first antistalking law in 1990 but not all states have followed suit.
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False
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True or False? Intimate personal violence usually involves phsycial asasults by men against women, although the reverse is not unheard of.
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True
