Law Studies Ch 3 Review

Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the high rate of offending by adolescent populations?​

• Peer pressure

• ​Socialization with other juvenile delinquents

• Hormone levels

• Poverty

In most jurisdictions, a noncriminal offense for which the penalty is a fine rather than incarceration is called a(n)​

• misdemeanor

• felony

• infraction

• moving violation

Civil law involves all of the following except​

• the proof beyond a reasonable doubt requirement

• a plaintiff

• a defendant

• damages

Under civil law, injured parties attempting to prove wrong has been done by another party are called​

• plaintiffs

• defendants

• torts

• victims

In the UCR, the FBI presents crime data in all of the following ways except​

• rate per 100,000 people.

• percentage change from a previous period.

• in rank order by occurrence

• aggregate (total) number of crimes.

Part II offenses include

• all crimes recorded by the FBI that do not fall into the Part I category.

• crimes identified by INTERPOL as significant threats.

• all misdemeanors that do not fall into the Part I category.

• offenses that vary from year to year; there is no set list.

The acronym NIBRS stands for​

• ​National Individualized Basic Record System.

• National Incident-Based Reporting System

• National Intelligence Bureau Record System

• National Intelligence Bureau Reporting System

Data for the NCVS is collected by​

• the Federal Bureau of Investigation

• the Census Bureau

• the Department of Homeland Security

• university researchers.

Self-report survey data are collected through all of the following methods except​

• by questionnaire.

• by telephone

• by personal interview

• the census

A term used to describe the actual amount of crime that takes place is the​

• crime rate

• hidden figure of crime

• dark figure of crime

• official record of crime.