Question 1

Illegal actions by a business or others acting on its behalf is called

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A)  corporate crime.
B)  organized crime.
C)  white-collar crime.
D)  victimless crime.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

According to official statistics describing murder,

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A)  most murder victims are female.
B)  offenders and victims are generally of the same race.
C)  offenders and victims are generally of a different race.
D)  most offenders and victims are members of the same family.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

The first antistalking law in the United States was passed in

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A)  1940 in the state of Michigan.
B)  1960 in the state of New York.
C)  1990 in the state of California.
D)  2010 in the state of Utah.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following would constitute a "hate crime"?

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A)  an assault motivated by anti-gay feelings on a person believed by the offender to be gay
B)  an Asian gang member stealing a car from a white woman
C)  a white person raping a black person with whom he has been friends
D)  an Italian man embezzling from his workplaceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which serious crime is both a property crime and a violent crime?

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A)  robbery
B)  aggravated assault
C)  rape
D)  murderE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

In 2012, how many murders were recorded by police?

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A)  929
B)  6,934
C)  14,827
D)  169,590E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The statistics found in Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report are based on

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A)  all crimes that are committed.
B)  only violent crime.
C)  only crimes known to the police.
D)  all unreported crimes.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Norms that are formally created through a society's political system are referred to as

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A)  values.
B)  mores.
C)  folkways.
D)  laws.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The Federal Bureau of Investigation compiles an annual publication of crime reports from police departments across the country, called

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A)  National Crime Index.
B)  FBI Crime Report: Criminal Archives.
C)  Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Report.
D)  American Investigative Crime Survey.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is a crime against property?

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A)  murder
B)  burglary
C)  assault
D)  manslaughterE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

If you believe that a solution to the problem of guns and violence is enacting laws that make guns harder to get, you are probably

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A)  liberal.
B)  conservative.
C)  not very political.
D)  on the far-right politically.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The official profile of the typical "street criminal" is based on

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A)  prosecutions.
B)  courtroom convictions.
C)  the prison population.
D)  arrest data from the FBI.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Explain the labeling approach to deviance. What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?

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Question 14

Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

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A)  being in the middle class or the upper social class.
B)  having strong social ties that integrate the person within the community.
C)  having good genes.
D)  not being labeled as likely to commit crimes.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Crime against property accounts for what share of all serious offenses?

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A)  18 percent
B)  38 percent
C)  58 percent
D)  88 percentE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In 2012, how many murders were recorded by police?

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