CRJ 2501 Criminology Unit 5 Assessment test questions and answers 2020

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CRJ 2501 Criminology Unit 5 Assessment test questions and answers 2020 • Question 1 0 out of 2 points Based on research studies, who commits the majority of hate crimes? Answer ... • Question 2 0 out of 2 points According to Mary Owen Cameron's typology of shoplifters, professional shoplifters are known as which of the following? Answer • Question 3 0 out of 2 points According to NCVS statistics, the overall crime rate drop between 1993 and 2009 was primarily due to which of the following? Answer • Question 4 2 out of 2 points Why do many offenders who engage in burglary prefer it to other offenses such as robbery? Answer • Question 5 2 out of 2 points After 2 years of living together, John's girlfriend is leaving him because of his bad temper. John seems heartbroken and often sits for hours on a bench near the building where his girlfriend works. He appears in restaurants where she is eating with friends. He calls her and sends text messages several times a day. It is obvious that he would like to dissuade her from ending the relationship. What type of stalker is John? Answer • Question 6 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is the more typical profile for a serial killer? Answer • Question 7 0 out of 2 points Ethnographic research on armed robbers revealed which of the following as the criterion that the majority of offenders who engaged in street robbery used when selecting their victims? Answer • Question 8 4 out of 5 points Define and explain the terms instrumentality and availability in the context of their effect on violent crime involving weapons. Answer • Question 9 4 out of 5 points Briefly explain the three forms of association that alcohol and illicit drugs generally have with violent crime, according to a typology developed by Paul J. Goldstein. Answer • Question 10 14 out of 15 points How did the Uniform Crime Reporting Program begin? What is its purpose? How was it organized in the past, and how is it organized now? What is the major criticism of the UCR/NIBRS Program and its data? Answer • Question 11 14 out of 15 points What are primary and nonprimary homicides? Define victim precipitation and sibling offenses, and explain how they relate to homicide. What do statistics reveal about homicide victims and offenders and the relationship between them? Answer • Question 12 14 out of 15 points What is murder? How does murder differ from homicide? How does your state of residence define and address the degrees of murder? Answer • Question 13 14 out of 15 points Why do shoplifters engage in shoplifting? Do you think shoplifting is a gateway offense? Why, or why not? Why is it difficult to identify shoplifters? What factors typically contribute to internal theft? What strategy has proven most effective in combating employee theft and shoplifting? Why has it been effective? Answer • Question 14 12 out of 16 points Match each term with its definition. Answer [Show More]

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