CH7 Flashcards
Compared to actual levels of violent crime, the mass media:
underreport violent crime provide fairly accurate information overrepresent the level of violent crime fail to consider violent crime none of the above
overrepresent the level of violent crime
Phillips’ studies of television and violence found that:
media presentations have no relationship with actual violence
media presentations lower subsequent violence
media presentations increase subsequent violence
the effect of media presentations is unknown
none of the above
media presentations increase subsequent violence
Which of the following is NOT a problem with research on pornography and violence?
mixing two different stimuli use of field studies use of controlled laboratory settings subjects are typically college students none of the above is a problem
use of field studies
The media can be used for all but which of the following prevention purposes?
increasing the risk to offenders
increasing the perceived risk to offenders
inhibiting citizen action
encouraging safety practices by the public
all of the above are purposes
inhibiting citizen action
Which of the following is NOT an NCPC/McGruff campaign?
cyberbullying bullying prevention identity theft Internet safety all of the above are current campaigns
all of the above are current campaigns
Which of the following is true about crime newsletters?
They are well received by the public They reduce the level of fear of crime They increase crime prevention activity all of the above are true none of the above are true
They are well received by the public
Perhaps the most well known information line program is:
McGruff WE PREVENT Crime Stoppers 911 none of the above
Crime Stoppers
According to the text, one of the largest drawbacks to programs like America’s Most Wanted and CrimeWatch U.K. is:
offenders enjoy the extra attention offenders take extra precautions rewards are rarely paid few calls contribute valuable information none of these are drawbacks
few calls contribute valuable information
Response generalization refers to:
taking action that was not intended everyone responding to the message arresting everyone involved responding to calls for assistance none of the above
taking action that was not intended
Research has shown that the media ______________ .
has no impact on fear only impacts fear of sex offenses increases fear decreases fear none of the above
increases fear
The International Association of Police (IACP) survey of law enforcement found roughly what percent reported using social media?
10%–20% 30%–40% 50%–60% 70%–80% Over 90%
Over 90%
Crime accounts for a major portion of the written and broadcast media (TF)
True
The media provides a great deal of information on the offender and victim (TF)
False
Field and natural experiments provide more tentative conclusions on the pornography–crime link than do laboratory experiments (TF)
True
Local crime stories, particularly those dealing with sensational events, tend to raise the level of fear among readers (TF)
True
