This gender is the most likely to be a victim of homicide.
What are males?
100
This crime reporter began in 1929. It involves 17,000 agencies who report their monthly crime rates to the FBI.
What is the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?
100
Domestic abuse makes up this percentage of 911 calls.
What is 50%?
100
Name three things a Crime Victims Board would pay for.
What is attorney fees, funerals, lost pay, lost/damaged propety, and medical bills?
100
Name 2 reasons why a crime might not be reported.
What is inaccuracy in the labels, much crime goes undetected, much crime goes unreported, and police may make a mistake?
200
This racial category is most likely to be a victim of homicide.
What are African Americans?
200
This is all crime that escapes being reported.
What is the dark figure of crime?
200
Terry has just been the victim of a violent crime. Based solely on statistics, describe Terry's physical features and age.
What is a young, black male?
200
Jan was the victim of a motor vehicle theft. She wants her state's victims board to help cover the cost of her lost property. Tell me whether she will receive assistance.
What is no because she has not been the victim of a violent crime?
200
When multiple crimes are committed by 1 offender in 1 year, this rule states that only the most serious offense should be counted in statistics.
What is the hierarchy rule?
300
Property crime makes up this percentage of the total crime rate.
What is 88%?
300
Name one limitation and one positive aspect of the National Crime Victimization Survey.
What is hierarchy rule, doesn't measure homicide, and random sampling? What is cuts on dark figure of crime, and gives lots of information?
300
This is what typically happens when you resist a robbery.
What is you will be injured?
300
After a pool bet gone terribly wrong, Jon punches Bob. Bob reacts by stabbing Jon. Jon is rushed to the hospital and has to stay there for days. Jon applies for help from his state's crime victim board to help pay his medical bills. Tell me whether he will receive the help.
What is no because Jon contributed to the incident that would later lead to his stay in the hospital?
300
Tell me the two numbers that are compared to give a police department's clearance rate.
What is number of arrests compared to the number of crimes known to the police department?
400
Chose increased or decreased: This is what has happened to the violent crime rate since 1973.
What is the violent crime rate decreased?
400
The National Incident-based Reporting System is the only system to avoid this limitation.
What is the hierarchy rule?
400
Pat has just been the victim of a theft. Based solely on statistics, describe the age, income, and physical characteristics of Pat.
What is young, white, low SES, and male?
400
Tell me 2 things that a Victims' Rights Amendment would include.
What is no unreasonable delays in trial, notice of an offenders release, right to be heard, payment from the offender, and consideration of safety when sentencing?
400
Choose Omaha or Council Bluffs: This city has the worst crime. Then give evidence to support your claim.
What is Council Bluffs because it has higher crime rates in 5 out of 7 crime areas? What is 3x higher rape rates and 2x higher burglary rates?
500
Chose increased or decreased: This is what has happened to violent crime at high schools in the past 15 years.
What is violent crime at schools has decreased?
500
Name 3 pieces of information a person could learn about an incident using the National Crime Victimization Survey.
What is victim and offender's age, gender, address, marital status? What is victim-offender relationship? What is past experience with law, self-protection and substance abuse?
500
Define burglary.
What is the unlawful entry into a building with the intent to commit a crime?
500
Tell me one reason why a person might not support a Victims' Rights Amendment.
What is the Amendment is nothing new and is too vague?
500
Tell me whether crime has gotten better or worse in Omaha. Then give evidence to support your choice.
What is Omaha's crime rates have improved in 6 of the 7 crime areas?