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1
During the 1990s, what can be said about the overall trend in reported crimes compared to the 1980s?
A)the numbers of reported crimes have gone up
B)the numbers of reported crimes have gone down
C)the numbers of reported crimes
D)have stayed about the same
2
What law enforcement agencies submit data that is accounted for in the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?
A)city law enforcement agencies
B)county law enforcement agencies
C)state law enforcement agencies
D)all of the above
3
Which of the following is NOT a Part II offense as designated by the FBI in the UCR?
A)motor vehicle theft
B)prostitution
C)drug abuse
D)gambling
4
Which of the following does NOT constitute a violent crime under the UCR?
A)forcible rape
B)homicide
C)robbery
D)arson
5
Which of the following statements is true according to a recent study of crime-involved cocaine-dependent women sex traders in Miami?
A)The respondents committed a significant number of offenses, with a mean of about 274 offenses per respondent over the last 30 days.
B)Many of the respondents were involved in robberies and assaults.
C)Many of the offenses resulted in arrest.
D)none of the above
6
In the first major study of self-reported crime in 1947, what percentage of respondents stated that they had committed some type of crime?
A)35%
B)50%
C)75%
D)99%
7
What is NOT a beneficial indication of the self-reported studies?
A)the studies gives some idea of the amount of crime committed by the "normal population"
B)the studies help to identify what type of crimes typically remain unknown
C)the studies provide an accuracy that the UCR cannot
D)the studies indicate how the official system of crime control selects cases to pursue
8
What is a possible source of error in self-reported crime studies?
A)there is a question of representativeness of the sample of people interviewed, based on the difference between those who would answer the questions accurately and those who would not
B)the people who do answer the questions may conceal some of their past crimes
C)most studies have targeted groups of students and other juveniles; few studies have targeted adults
D)all of the above
9
UCR estimates are most accurate in the crime of?
A)homicide
B)forcible rape
C)robbery
D)motor vehicle theft
10
What crime is most likely to have been committed by someone using drugs daily?
A)rape
B)robbery
C)homicide
D)aggravated assault
11
The "crime clock" presented in the Uniform Crime report assesses one's personal risk of crime victimization.
A)True
B)False
12
The behavior of the individual toward the law enforcement officers involved has nothing to do with whether certain crimes are reported.
A)True
B)False
13
The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), first implemented in 1987, represents a much smaller proportion of the population of the United States than does the UCR.
A)True
B)False
14
The first national survey of crime victimization conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) in 1965 generally did not agree with the rates of crimes reported in the UCR.
A)True
B)False
15
The AMBER Alert system relies mainly the resources of police agencies.
A)True
B)False





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