QUESTION 3
________________________________ arrest policies force a police officer to make an arrest in cases of domestic violence.
QUESTION 4
________________________ is a type of program where trained youth mediators work with their peers to find resolutions to disputes.
a.Peer Mediation
b.Group Resolution Therapy
c.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
d.Anger Management
QUESTION 5
Historically, the police have not taken domestic violence calls seriously.
True
False
QUESTION 6
According to Social Disorganization Theory, the presentation of negative stimuli, such as child abuse/neglect, excessive physical punishment, or bad experiences at school, can facilitate delinquency.
True
False
QUESTION 7
People of higher incomes are more likely to be victims of robbery than people of lower incomes.
True
False
QUESTION 8
All of these situations could be considered intimate partner violence except:
a.An ex-husband follows his ex-wife to work on a daily basis.
b.A brother throws his sister down the stairs.
c.A lesbian beats her girlfriend.
d.A husband never allows his wife to go out with her friends.
QUESTION 9
Rape victimization rates have been decreasing since the 1990s.
True
False
QUESTION 10
Empirical evidence indicates that hate crimes have risen by 75% over the past decade.
True
False
QUESTION 11
Which study examined deterrent effects of arrest for domestic assault?
a.National Violence Against Women Survey
b.Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
c.Kentucky Intimate Partner Violence Survey
d.Brooklyn Domestic Assault Project
QUESTION 12
Robbery rates have increased since the mid-1990s.
True
False
QUESTION 13
Which factor is not typically associated with classic social disorganization theory?
a.Population heterogeneity
b.A high percentage of youth in a neighborhood
c.Low socioeconomic status
d.High residential mobility
QUESTION 14
The UCR defines _______________________________ as "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear."
QUESTION 15
What is the most common setting for nonfatal violent victimizations of youths 12-17 years old?
a.School
b.Home
c.Mall
d.Public transportation
QUESTION 16
______________________-bullying is bullying through the use of computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices.
QUESTION 17
_____________________________________________ (2 words) refers to the ability of residents in a neighborhood to form close ties and exert control over the behavior of other residents in their neighborhood.
QUESTION 18
Control theorists believe that delinquency is the result of:
a.neurological imbalances
b.socially disorganized neighborhoods
c.weak social bonds
d.ADHD
QUESTION 19
____________________ violence can be defined as "violent acts, including physical assault and threats of assault, directed toward persons at work or on duty."
QUESTION 20
In the cycle of violence, which is the stage in which the batterer apologizes and promises to never engage in abuse again?
a.Loving contrition
b.Remorse phase
c.Tension building phase
d.Battering incident
QUESTION 21
In this type of hate crime, an individual or group targets members of a particular group, which is seen as a cause of personal or societal problems:
a.Societal
b.Thrill-seeking
c.Mission
d.Reactive
QUESTION 22
It is a misdemeanor in most jurisdictions to fail to register as a sex offender or to not update one's information on the sex offender registry.
True
False
QUESTION 23
Overall, rates of intimate partner violence have been declining since the mid-1990s.
True
False
QUESTION 24
________________________________ is the "unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."
QUESTION 25
Which crime would be considered a hate crime?
a.A white man robbing a black man.
b.An Italian man beating a Jewish man.
c.A perpetrator targeting a victim as a result of her gender identity.
d.A man raping a woman.
QUESTION 26
Which type of offender behavior suggests displaced rage and violence toward a specific person or group of people?
a.Anger Assertive
b.Power Reassurance
c.Anger Retaliatory
d.Anger Excitation
QUESTION 27
The majority of rapes and sexual assaults involve an offender who is a stranger to the victim.
True
False
QUESTION 28
__________________________________ theories examine unresolved needs and conflicts in the offender's past, including needs for acceptance, affection, and intimacy.
a.Feminist
b.Social Learning
c.None of the above
d.Psychoanalyic
QUESTION 29
While increasing the presence of law enforcement can have a deterrent effect in one area, it may create a _________________________ effect in another area. That is, even though there is less crime in the more heavily patrolled area, crime increases in another area.
QUESTION 30
Results from the National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools indicated that most schools implemented high quality violence prevention activities.
True
False
QUESTION 31
What act would not be considered rape according to the UCR?
a.The rape of an 11-year old girl.
b.The rape of a homosexual male.
c.Oral penetration without the consent of a 30-year old female.
d.These acts would all be considered rape.
QUESTION 32
Hate crimes are most frequently motivated by which type of bias?
a.Religious bias
b.Sexual-orientation bias
c.Ethnic bias
d.Racially motivated
QUESTION 33
The Oklahoma City Bombings of 1995 are an example of international terrorism.
True
False
QUESTION 34
The majority of hate crime offenders are Caucasian.
True
False
QUESTION 35
The location where robberies most frequently occur is:
a.gas stations
b.convenience stores
c.streets/highways
d.banks
QUESTION 36
A ____________________________ crime is a traditional offense which also has an added element of bias.