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1 : The consensus view of crime believes that criminal law is structured to reflect the
preferences and opinions of people who hold social power.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
2 : The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) have
conflicting views on whether the number of violent victimizations in 2015 increased compared to
2014.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
3 : The crime rate in the United States has been steadily increasing over the past 20 years.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
4 : The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) provides information on the personal characteristics of
offenders, such as attitudes, values, and beliefs, that is not available from any other sources.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
5 : The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) requires local police agencies to provide a
brief account of each incident and arrest, including the incident, victim, and offender information.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
6 : While there are differences in how crime data portrays information, the crime patterns and
trends the data shows are often similar.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
7 : Research shows that immigrants are much more crime prone than the general population, so
that as the number of immigrants increases, per capita crime rates increase dramatically.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
8 : Teenage gang members are responsible for a large proportion of all violent offenses
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B : false
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9 : The availability of legalized abortion is one factor that could play a role in declining crime
rates.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
10 : Crime rates are highest in the winter months when criminals can prey on victims with few
other witnesses around to catch them.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
11 : Deteriorating neighborhoods attract law violators; this phenomenon is known as the relative
deprivation hypothesis.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
12 : Larceny is the most common offense for which elderly females are arrested.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
13 : Chronic offenders are serious and persistent offenders who are responsible for a small
portion of a serious criminal behavior.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
14 : Arrest and punishment is the most effective way to deter chronic offenders from committing
further crimes.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
15 : Self-report studies target the dark figure of crime that would not be reflected in official
statistics.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
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16 : Young people face a much higher Siegelthan older people, especially before
rate of victimization
the age of 25.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
17 : Someones likelihood to be victimized is not affected by whether or not they are married.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
18 : One reason anticrime advocates are against gun ownership is that offenders of any crime
are more likely to possess a gun than nonoffenders.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
19 : Short-term economic conditions usually do not affect criminals who are typically
unemployed or underemployed.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
20 : Cultural deviance theory purports that subcultural values are handed down from one
generation to the next and the young people who reject this subculture and its values are more
likely to join gangs and violate the law.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
21 : One factor that may influence the link between crime and the mentally ill is that people with
severe mental illness are more at risk of victimization and victimization has been linked to
increased propensity to commit a crime.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
22 : It is possible that the link between crime and mental illness is spurious: that is, both mental
illness and criminal behavior may be the result of some other, independent variable.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
23 : According to social structure theory, an offender goes through a careful decision-making
process, weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions before engaging in criminal
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TRUE/FALSE Edition Siegel
1 : The consensus view of crime believes that criminal law is structured to reflect the
preferences and opinions of people who hold social power.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
2 : The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) have
conflicting views on whether the number of violent victimizations in 2015 increased compared to
2014.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
3 : The crime rate in the United States has been steadily increasing over the past 20 years.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
4 : The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) provides information on the personal characteristics of
offenders, such as attitudes, values, and beliefs, that is not available from any other sources.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
5 : The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) requires local police agencies to provide a
brief account of each incident and arrest, including the incident, victim, and offender information.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
6 : While there are differences in how crime data portrays information, the crime patterns and
trends the data shows are often similar.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
7 : Research shows that immigrants are much more crime prone than the general population, so
that as the number of immigrants increases, per capita crime rates increase dramatically.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
8 : Teenage gang members are responsible for a large proportion of all violent offenses
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committed during Test Bankyears.
adolescent for Essentials of Criminal Justice 11th
A : true Edition Siegel
B : false
Correct Answer : A
9 : The availability of legalized abortion is one factor that could play a role in declining crime
rates.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
10 : Crime rates are highest in the winter months when criminals can prey on victims with few
other witnesses around to catch them.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
11 : Deteriorating neighborhoods attract law violators; this phenomenon is known as the relative
deprivation hypothesis.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
12 : Larceny is the most common offense for which elderly females are arrested.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
13 : Chronic offenders are serious and persistent offenders who are responsible for a small
portion of a serious criminal behavior.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
14 : Arrest and punishment is the most effective way to deter chronic offenders from committing
further crimes.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
15 : Self-report studies target the dark figure of crime that would not be reflected in official
statistics.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
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, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Essentials of Criminal Justice 11th
Edition
16 : Young people face a much higher Siegelthan older people, especially before
rate of victimization
the age of 25.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
17 : Someones likelihood to be victimized is not affected by whether or not they are married.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
18 : One reason anticrime advocates are against gun ownership is that offenders of any crime
are more likely to possess a gun than nonoffenders.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
19 : Short-term economic conditions usually do not affect criminals who are typically
unemployed or underemployed.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
20 : Cultural deviance theory purports that subcultural values are handed down from one
generation to the next and the young people who reject this subculture and its values are more
likely to join gangs and violate the law.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
21 : One factor that may influence the link between crime and the mentally ill is that people with
severe mental illness are more at risk of victimization and victimization has been linked to
increased propensity to commit a crime.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
22 : It is possible that the link between crime and mental illness is spurious: that is, both mental
illness and criminal behavior may be the result of some other, independent variable.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
23 : According to social structure theory, an offender goes through a careful decision-making
process, weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions before engaging in criminal
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