______ crimes are less likely to be reported than are violent crimes.
A. White-collar
B. Financial
C. Property
D. Victimless
Ans: C
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The National Crime Victimization Survey selects subjects by identifying rural counties or metropolitan areas as primary sampling units, then chooses geographic regions within these units, and then chooses addresses within the geographic regions. This is an example of ______.
A. simple random sampling B. multistage cluster sampling C. disproportionate stratified sampling D. systematic random sampling
Which agency is almost always part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force?
a. the Department of Homeland Security b. the Federal Bureau of Investigation c. the Central Intelligence Agency d. the National Institutes of Justice
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Given the nature of victimization patterns in society, few victims of crime meet the criteria for an “ideal” victim. 2. Routine activities theory suggests that the likelihood of a criminal act occurs with the convergence of three essential components: a motivated offender, a suitable target, and lack of capable guardianship. 3. According to lifestyle theory, increased exposure to criminal activity and increased exposure to motivated offenders are the only factors that place people at risk for victimization. 4. In 1972, the Crime Victim Advocacy Center, developed in Los Angeles, CA, became the first victim services organization. 5. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan established the Presidential Task Force on Victims of Crime which was composed of law enforcement officers, lawyers, members of the judiciary, and victim advocates.
Wright and his associates found evidence that low self-control in children predicts disrupted social bonds and delinquent offending later in life. What theory does this finding support?
What will be an ideal response?