DEVRY CRMJ400 Midterm Exam Latest/DEVRY CRMJ400 Midterm Exam Latest

Question 1. Question : TCO#2: A research approach that asks participants to describe their recent and lifetime criminal activity is called _____.

field observation

cross-sectional research

meta-analysis

self-reported study 

Question 2. Question : TCO#2: If criminologists want to see the direct effect of one factor or variable on another factor or variable, they conduct _____.

experimental research 

aggregate data research

cohort research

survey research

Question 3. Question : TCO#2: What is known about the trend in property crime rates?

Like the violent crime rate, the property crime rate has increased slightly.

Unlike the violent crime rate, the property crime rate has continued to fall.

The violent crime rate and property crime rate have remained equally stable.

The violent crime rate has decreased, while the property crime rate has increased.

Question 4. Question : TCO#2: According to Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin's cohort study, what percentage of chronic offenders was responsible for a significant proportion of all serious crime?

12 percent

15 percent

6 percent 

25 percent

Question 5. Question : TCO#2: The relationship between class and crime is an important one for criminological theory. The weight of recent evidence seems to suggest that serious official crime is more prevalent _____.

across both the middle and lower class

among the middle class

among the upper class

among the lower class