Crime Data
What term is being defined here:
Surveys that ask respondents to reveal any illegal activity in which they have been involved.
Self -Reports
Rape committed without force that involves a victim under the age of consent is generally known as
Statutory rape.
Which factor contributed to a dramatic increase in crime in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s?
Baby Boom
A ________ involves killing at least four victims at one location during one event.
Mass murder
Mary pickpockets a man's wallet at a bar containing $50
larceny-theft
If you are looking for national crime statistics and want data on crimes reported to the police, you should use which of the following sources of data?
The Uniform Crime Reports
According to the text, what should we expect to see in the near future when we examine crime statistics?
The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to end and criminal activity will increase.
Which Part I crime has the highest clearance rate?
Murder
Jeffrey robs a liquor store at gunpoint.
Robbery
Sarah approaches a man for the purpose of prostitution
Victimless crime
The ________ is a traditional measure of investigative effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered to the number of crimes solved through arrest or other means.
Clearance rate