Chapter 6

Question 1

_____-______ - approach to measuring crime in which you ask people directly about their involvement in criminal activities

Answer 1

Self-report

Question 2

Self-reports was first used on ________ in the 1950s.

Answer 2

juveniles

Question 3

Self-reports was first used on juveniles in the _____s.

Answer 3

1950s

Question 4

Self-reports have been used widely throughout the ___th and ___st century.

Answer 4

20th

21st

Question 5

Self reports are based on the assumption that _________ are the best source of information about the prevalence of ________ __________

Answer 5

offenders

criminal behavior

Question 6

Self-reports help narrow down the “_____ _______” gap

Answer 6

dark figure

Question 7

What type of behaviors do self-reports collect?

Answer 7

(1) drug and alcohol use
(2) employee theft and other types of white collar crimes
(3) domestic violence
(4) income tax evasion
(5) sex offending

Question 8

How is data collected in a way that ensures anonymity?

Answer 8

• have group settings

- questions are written in a vague way

Question 9

How can anonymity in self-reports be a double-edged sword?

Answer 9

the more vague about criminal behavior the more difficult it is to assume the person answering is talking about criminal behavior

Question 10

Results from _____-_______ show that crime is more prevalent than results from UCR data.

Answer 10

Self-Reports