Question 1
4 out of 4 points
All of the following are Part I violent crime offenses except
Selected
Answer:
b.
Prostitution
.
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
Which model best assumes that the system's components work together
harmoniously to achieve justice?
Selected
Answer:
b.
The consensus
model
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Drug violations are the main cause of the increase in the prison population in the
U.S. today.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
In serial murder, there is some period of time between each killing.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
NIBRS represents a significant redesign of the original UCR program.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
For ________ offenses, the UCR only collects information on recorded arrests.
Selected
Answer:
b.
Part
II
Question 7
4 out of 4 points
Which factor contributed to a dramatic increase in crime in the U.S. in the 1960s
and 1970s?
Selected
Answer:
d.
The baby
boom
Question 8
4 out of 4 points
NCVS interviewers validate the information obtained from victims against police
records or other sources.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 9
4 out of 4 points
Most offenders obtain weapons from retail establishments.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 10
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following crime victims would not be included in the sample of
individuals surveyed for the NCVS?
Selected
Answer:
d.
A 10-year old boy who was beaten up and whose bicycle was
stolen
Question 11
4 out of 4 points
Social ________ is a condition that is said to exist when a group is faced with social
change, conflict, and a lack of consensus.
Selected
Answer:
Disorganizati
on
Question 12
4 out of 4 points
The defendant is asked to enter a plea at the ________.
Selected
Answer:
arraignme
nt
Question 13
4 out of 4 points
The elderly are more likely than younger people to be victims of violent crime.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which of the Part I violent crimes is the least common?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Murde
r
Question 15
4 out of 4 points
An offender is convicted of multiple crimes and is sentenced for each offense. A
________ sentence permits the offender to serve all sentences at the same time.
Selected
Answer:
c.
concurren
t
Question 16
4 out of 4 points
The ________ model of criminal justice assumes that each of the component parts
strive toward a common goal.
Selected
Answer:
Consens
us
Question 17
4 out of 4 points
Murders are usually committed by strangers.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 18
4 out of 4 points
Due process is specifically guaranteed only in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 19
4 out of 4 points
Evidence-based practice involves crime-fighting strategies that have been
scientifically tested and are based on social science research.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 20
4 out of 4 points
A public-order advocate is one who believes that under certain circumstances
involving a criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society should take
precedence over individual rights.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 21
4 out of 4 points
Most researchers argue that the primary motive for rape is power rather than a
desire for sexual gratification.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 22
4 out of 4 points
The emphasis on individual rights in the 1960s was associated with a decrease in
reported crime.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 23
4 out of 4 points
The ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives every defendant the right
to a trial by jury?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Sixt
h
Question 24
Needs Grading
Describe the UCR/NIBRS and the NCVS programs. How does each system serve a
purpose in collecting reporting data. Compare and contrast the two programs.
What advantages does NIBRS have over the traditional UCR?
Selected
Answer: The UCR (Uniform Crime Report) and NCVS (National Crime
Victimization Survey) are both programs that collect crime
statistics and data. The UCR is information that is gathered
from all the crimes reported to police agencies across the
nation whereas the NCVS receives data from victims and
the results will only show voluntary participation and the
information that victims want to share. Both programs
have a goal to collect data statistics on crime but neither
have all the data because there are a great deal of victims
that do not report being victimized.
Response
Feedback:
[None Given]
Question 25
Needs Grading
Gun crime and debate about gun control was brought to a heightened discussion
in 2012 because of several mass murders. Comment on the role of gun control
and the constitutional guarantees of the right to bear arms. Include analysis of
the Newtown and Aurora shootings and the effect they had on the communities
and gun control.
Selecte
d
Answer:
Guns and gun crime seem to pervade American culture. In the
2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings 28 people died,
including the shooter and 20 first graders. Also in 2012, James
Egan Holmes opened fire in a crowded theater in Aurora,
Colorado, during a midnight showing of the movie The Dark
Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. In 2011,
another random mass shooting claimed the lives of six people
and wounded 13 people, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle
Giffords, who was shot through the head. These three events,
happening in rapid succession, led to strident calls for gun control
at both the state and national level. Constitutional guarantees of
the right to bear arms have combined with historical
circumstances to make ours a well-armed society. Guns are used
in many types of crimes. Both federal and state governments
have responded to the public concern over the ready availability
of handguns. In 1994, Congress passed the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act.
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