comparative CJ systems chapter 1-3 test: Amy DeVincent
Questions With Complete Solutions
What are the two primary problems encountered when seeking
to compare crime in two or more countries?
ensuring crime data has been defined, recorded, and reported
similarly and data is compiled in a manner to compare
Chapter 2's you should know now on comparing reported crime
notes that
countries with telephones are more likely to report crime
according to data from the united nations, which two regions
include countries with the highest homicide rates
africa and the americas
what is the name of the mechanism.... gathering official crime
data with standard definitions to be used worldwide
International classification of crime for statistical purposes
(ICCS)
The international crime victim survey shows general constancy
in country positions over the years. for example, _____ has
consistently ranked high and ____has consistently ranked low
on overall victimization rates
new zealand
japan
when studying a crimes etiology, now is studying?
, causes, origins, and distributions
5 grand theory explanations that have been used in cross-
national crime research
modernization: social processes accompanying industrial
development have resulted in conditions conducive to increased
criminality
civilization: violence directed against self will occur more as
civility increases
world system:uses modernization only as an inventing variable,
argues that the effect of industrialization and modernization
depends on how modes of protection interact with each other
opportunity: changes in social organization will result in less
guardianship over household items and more opportunities for
theft
feminist: examines how indicators of gender inequality
influence crime rates
transnational crime mostly refers to
the reliance on several individuals and groups in many countries
working together to complete the crime
In reference to cybercrime, which term is used when the
computer itself is a target of the criminal act?
cyber attack
Questions With Complete Solutions
What are the two primary problems encountered when seeking
to compare crime in two or more countries?
ensuring crime data has been defined, recorded, and reported
similarly and data is compiled in a manner to compare
Chapter 2's you should know now on comparing reported crime
notes that
countries with telephones are more likely to report crime
according to data from the united nations, which two regions
include countries with the highest homicide rates
africa and the americas
what is the name of the mechanism.... gathering official crime
data with standard definitions to be used worldwide
International classification of crime for statistical purposes
(ICCS)
The international crime victim survey shows general constancy
in country positions over the years. for example, _____ has
consistently ranked high and ____has consistently ranked low
on overall victimization rates
new zealand
japan
when studying a crimes etiology, now is studying?
, causes, origins, and distributions
5 grand theory explanations that have been used in cross-
national crime research
modernization: social processes accompanying industrial
development have resulted in conditions conducive to increased
criminality
civilization: violence directed against self will occur more as
civility increases
world system:uses modernization only as an inventing variable,
argues that the effect of industrialization and modernization
depends on how modes of protection interact with each other
opportunity: changes in social organization will result in less
guardianship over household items and more opportunities for
theft
feminist: examines how indicators of gender inequality
influence crime rates
transnational crime mostly refers to
the reliance on several individuals and groups in many countries
working together to complete the crime
In reference to cybercrime, which term is used when the
computer itself is a target of the criminal act?
cyber attack
