Chapter 3 & 4

Question 1

what are the contributions to Crime during the 1700’s?

Answer 1

high taxes, no police, high unemployment, and poverty

Question 2

what are the contributions to Crime during the 1800’s

Answer 2

joblessness, homelessness, race riots, and race violence

Question 3

what are the contributions to Crime during the 1900’s?

Answer 3

organized crime, drugs, population increase, and race riots

Question 4

what does UCR and NCVS stand for?

Answer 4

uniform crime reporting program

national crime victimization survey

Question 5

what are the characteristics for a typical con artist?

Answer 5

patient
work in groups
use same schemes
clever
articulate
starts with a "shill"

Question 6

what are the 3 reasons for gang membership?

Answer 6

safety
money
family

Question 7

what are the 3 classifications of gangs?

Answer 7

corporate- organized and money
territorial- protecting itself
scavenger- violent

Question 8

what are the 4 tactics to suppress gang activity?

Answer 8

directed police patrols
anti-loitering ordinances
Street-gang injunctions
zero tolerance for gang violence

Question 9

explain what a “white collar” criminal does

Answer 9

they take advantage and violate trust, they do property crimes that are job related (embezzlement, fraud)

Question 10

what are 3 provisions of the Sarbanes-oxley act?

Answer 10

setup Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Made it illegal for firms to audit/do accounting work
Set higher penalties for business fraud

Question 11

list 4 types of swindles

Answer 11

Pigeon drop
Ponzi scheme
Bank examiner swindle
Phony prize offers

Question 12

who is Bernie Madoff?

Answer 12

he committed fraud. he claimed to have $65 billions in assets, which was double the amount on the books

Question 13

what did Martha Stewart do to get arrested?

Answer 13

she made false statements about stock that she bought

Question 14

what are the characteristics for a typical victim?

Answer 14

black teens between 12-25 is most common. but it could be all walks of life

Question 15

criminals tend to victimize who?

Answer 15

members of their own race

Question 16

what is victimology?

Answer 16

Study of crime victims

Question 17

what percent of robbery victims survive?

Answer 17

99.8%

Question 18

who are crime victims most likely to be hurt by?

Answer 18

unarmed people

Question 19

who are crime victims most likely to be killed by?

Answer 19

armed people

Question 20

how many 911 calls are related to domestic violence?

Answer 20

half of all 911 calls

Question 21

of the 1,300,000 who suffer abuse, what percent are women?

Answer 21

75%

Question 22

how much do the losses from property crime add up to?

Answer 22

$17 billion

Question 23

what percent of burglaries are reported to police?

Answer 23

50%

Question 24

what is the code of Hammurabi?

Answer 24

have to pay 5x the value of damage caused

Question 25

first country to pass the first victim compensation legislation?

Answer 25

new Zealand

Question 26

how many people fall victim to identity theft?

Answer 26

10 million people

Question 27

how many members make up the New York State Crime Victims Board?

Answer 27

5

Question 28

3 examples of violent crimes

Answer 28

murder rape arson

Question 29

3 examples of property crimes

Answer 29

theft burglary fraud

Question 30

what is restitution?

Answer 30

money the criminal has to pay to the victim

Question 31

what is the goal of most victim assistance programs?

Answer 31

to get the victim through the crisis with dignity and get back to a normals life

Question 32

what is the victim and witness protection act?

Answer 32

victim is entitled to restitution and if someone threatens or harms a witness they should be punished severely