Vocabulary
Define the term for the definition
The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft
What is Burglary
True or False
When violence rates surged in the 1980's, the increase was due almost entirely to young people
What is True
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Crime rates peaked in 1991, when the UCR recorded almost ___ million crimes in a single year.
What is 15
Which race gets victimized more at a higher rate than other racial groups?
What is African Americans?
How many years did Mosley serve in the Bakersfield Police Department?
Define the term
The FBI's yearly publication of where, when, and how much serious crime occurred in the prior year
What is Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
True or False
Self Report surveys are 100% valid.
What is False
True or False
Both, arrest data and victims of crime tend to be males, members of minority groups, and poor.
What type of victim patterns are there?
What is gender, age, income, marital status, race, and ecological?
How many years did Mosely serve in the United States Marine Corps?
What is 5 years?
Define the term for the definition
People will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions
What is Rational Choice Theory
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_____ is a violation of social rules of conduct, interpreted and expressed by a written criminal code, created by people holding social and political power.
What is Crime
Most reported crimes occurred during which season?
What is summer.
What do violent crime victims described to be as?
What is young, poor, single males living in larger cities?
What is 61 years old?
Define the term
The view that there are multiple independent paths to a criminal career and that there are different types of classes and offenders
What is Trajectory Theory
True or False
According to the psychodynamic view, many crimes are not inherently evil or immoral acts but are illegal because they are in conflict with social norms.
What is False
According to the INTERACTIONIST view, many crimes are not inherently evil or immoral acts but are illegal because they are in conflict with social norms.
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According to what is known as the ___ ____ ______,as the percentage of minorities in the population increases, so too does the amount of social control that police direct at minority group members.
What is Racial Threat Hypothesis
__________ theory recognizes that as people mature, the factors, that influence their behavior change.
What is Developmental theory?
What is one goal for this year in the Law Enforcement program?
What is developing physically fit body and mind?
Define the term for the definition
The view that extreme social and economic differences among people living in the same community exacerbate criminal activity
What is Relative Deprivation
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The _______ ______ rests on the assumption that criminal law that criminal law has a social control function-restraining those who might otherwise engage in antisocial behavior.
What is Consensus View
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In comparison, the UCR now tallies about ______ yearly robberies for all age groups.
a) 350,000
b) 325,000
c) 275,000
d) 300,000
What is
b) 325,000
The ________ is one who has serious and persistent brushes with the law and whose behavior may be excessively violent and destructive.
What is chronic offender?
What unfortunately happened to Mosley's beloved 2003 black Avalanche truck?
What is a case of motor vehicle theft and when found it was burnt to a crisp?