property crimes
the four major types of property offenses
what is Burglary, Motor vehicle theft, Arson, and Larceny-Theft?
define violent crime
what is offenses that involve force or threat of force?
Nearly all murders arise from some form of _____ _____
what is aggravated assault?
The three elements of routine activities theory
What are suitable targets, absence/presence of a capable guardians, and motivated offender?
2 most common types of vehicles stolen and at what time
what is cars and trucks at night?
primary data sources for assault and primary data sources for homicide
what is
UCR/NIBRS and NCVS
UCR/NIBRS?
Some common characteristics of serial murderers include . . .
what is troubled childhood/abused, torture animals, narcissistic or awkward?
In a Gesellschaft society, law serves this purpose
What is to promote social control?
percent range of shoplifting done by professionals
what is 8-10%?
______ is 11.6% of al part 1 violent offenses
what is rape?
serial murder is . . .
what is the killing of several victims in three or more separate incidents over weeks, months, or even years?
This type of number is calculated by dividing the number of reported crimes committed in a state by the population of the state and multiply by a standard number.
what is crime rate?
the percent of burglaries that happen during the day
what is 32%?
types of robbers (hint: there are 4)
what is professional, opportunistic, addicted, and alcoholic robbers?
characteristics of a wife beater (pick 3)
what is alcohol abuse, batted as a child, hostility/aggression, economic problems, and gain from societal approval/expectation?
A statistical measurement of the degree of relationship between two or more variables, indicating their tendency to change/move together in predictable ways
What is correlation?
types of arson (name at least 4)
what is profit-motivated arson, revenge arson, vandalism arson, crime concealment arson, sabotage arson, and excitement arson?
the cause of recent spikes in carjacking
what is coronavirus pandemic?
Holmes and DeBurger (1988) typology of serial killers identify the following types . . . . (hint: theres 4, 3 is hedonists)
what is visionaries, mission oriented, hedonists, and power/control?
Two ways that NIBRS differs from the UCR
What is NIBRS tracks more crime, more information about the arrest, requires officers to report multiple offenses, provides more information on victims and offenders compared to the UCR?