VICTIMOLOGY FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Where is a victims car most likely to be stolen from? Answer: Near
the victims home at nighttime
◉ If you had your identity stolen under what circumstance would
you call the police? Answer: When they open a new account
◉ What fraction of victims are victims of identity theft? Answer:
1/20
◉ What fraction of total thefts is from motor vehicles? Answer: 1/3
◉ Who publishes a report of complaints it and other agencies
receive regarding fraud and identity theft? Answer: Federal Trade
Commission 2009
◉ What are the common ways to get people's private information?
Answer: computers, shoulder surfing, skimming, dumpster diving,
phishing, spyware, and employees with access to sensitive
information
, ◉ When did we officially make identity theft a crime? Answer: 1998
◉ What is the average loss of a household burglary? Answer: $2163
◉ What is the intent of a burglary? Answer: Commit a felony, hurt
someone, commit theft
◉ A specific type of residential burglary that occurs when someone
is home and the offender intends to harm, use force, or use violence
against the residents. Usually involves forceful entry. What type of
residential burglary is this? Answer: Home Invasion
◉ What is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or
theft? Answer: Burglary
◉ A location or business that disassembles stolen automobiles for
the purpose of selling them as parts. What term is another word for
butcher shop when referring to cars? Answer: Chop Shop
◉ What percent of all property crime did larceny account for in
2009? Answer: 68%
◉ What percentage of thefts get reported to police? Answer: 30%
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Where is a victims car most likely to be stolen from? Answer: Near
the victims home at nighttime
◉ If you had your identity stolen under what circumstance would
you call the police? Answer: When they open a new account
◉ What fraction of victims are victims of identity theft? Answer:
1/20
◉ What fraction of total thefts is from motor vehicles? Answer: 1/3
◉ Who publishes a report of complaints it and other agencies
receive regarding fraud and identity theft? Answer: Federal Trade
Commission 2009
◉ What are the common ways to get people's private information?
Answer: computers, shoulder surfing, skimming, dumpster diving,
phishing, spyware, and employees with access to sensitive
information
, ◉ When did we officially make identity theft a crime? Answer: 1998
◉ What is the average loss of a household burglary? Answer: $2163
◉ What is the intent of a burglary? Answer: Commit a felony, hurt
someone, commit theft
◉ A specific type of residential burglary that occurs when someone
is home and the offender intends to harm, use force, or use violence
against the residents. Usually involves forceful entry. What type of
residential burglary is this? Answer: Home Invasion
◉ What is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or
theft? Answer: Burglary
◉ A location or business that disassembles stolen automobiles for
the purpose of selling them as parts. What term is another word for
butcher shop when referring to cars? Answer: Chop Shop
◉ What percent of all property crime did larceny account for in
2009? Answer: 68%
◉ What percentage of thefts get reported to police? Answer: 30%
