Chapter 2 Type of Crimes

What are "Ordinary Crimes" classified as in the context of Visible Crimes?

• Crimes that threaten the general well-being of society

• An offense against persons or property

• Acts that involve the use of one or more computers

• Criminal offenses committed through opportunities created in a legal business or occupation

Which type of crime involves acts against people in which death or physical injury is present?

• Property Crimes

• Violent Crimes

• Public-Order Crimes

• Occupational Crimes

What is the focus of Public-Order Crimes?

• Acts that threaten materialistic items held by individuals or by states

• Acts that involve a willing and private exchange of illegal goods or services

• Acts that threaten the general well-being of society and challenge accepted norms

• Acts usually done for ideological purposes that constitute a threat against the state

What is the primary characteristic of Transnational Crime?

• Offenses that involve the use of one or more computers

• Profit-seeking criminal activities that involve planning or execution across national borders

• Unreported crimes; Unknown crimes

• Criminal offenses committed through opportunities created in a legal business or occupation

What does the Dark figure of crime refer to?

• Annually published statistics of crimes reported to the police

• Crimes that threaten materialistic items held by individuals or by states

• Offenses involving a willing and private exchange of illegal goods or services

• Unreported crimes; Unknown crimes

What are Uniform Crime Reports based on?

• Crimes reported to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

• Voluntary reports to the FBI by local, state, and federal law enforcement

• Profit-seeking criminal activities that involve planning or execution across national borders

• Acts that threaten the general well-being of society and challenge accepted norms

What does the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) primarily use to determine the number and types of criminal victimization?

• Police reports from all states

• Interviews of a sample of the U.S. population

• Court records and legal documents

• Surveillance and monitoring data

Which of the following is NOT listed as a psychological cost of crime?

• Pain

• Trauma

• Diminished quality of life

• Rehabilitation programs

Classical Criminology views behaviors as stemming from:

• Social factors

• Free will and demands responsibility

• Biological factors

• Psychological factors

Positivism Criminology is a school of thought that views behaviors as stemming from:

• Free will

• Social, biological, and psychological factors

• The need for severe punishments

• The effectiveness of the criminal justice system