Chapter 3

Question 1

a belgian astronomer and mathematician. published a statistical analysis of crime in European countries

Answer 1

Adolphe Quetelet

Question 2

Quetelet was the first to notice what

Answer 2

crime changes with seasons
violent crimes increase with hot weather
property crime increase in colder months

Question 3

what law did Quetelet develop

Answer 3

thermic law

Question 4

today, crime sources come from what 3 sources

Answer 4

uniform crime reporting program (UCR)
national incident based reporting system (NIBRS)
national crime victimization survey (NCVS)

Question 5

part 1 crimes (violent)

Answer 5

murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault

Question 6

part 1 crimes (property)

Answer 6

burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson

Question 7

FARMLAMB

Answer 7

f- forcible rape
a- aggravated assault
r- robbery
m- murder
l- larceny/theft
a- arson
m- motor vehicle theft
b- burglary

Question 8

is a way of “counting” crime reports so that only the most serious crime is counted if more than one crime occurs in one incident

Answer 8

hierarchy rule

Question 9

what are the three expectations of the hierarchy rule

Answer 9

justifiable homicide
motor vehicle theft
arson

Question 10

a crime rate that can be compared over time and from one geographic location to another

Answer 10

UCR crime index

Question 11

develops individual records for each reported crime incident and associated arrest

Answer 11

NIBRS

Question 12

obtains information through surveys and interviews of victims

Answer 12

NCVS

Question 13

murder and non-negligent man-slaughter

Answer 13

criminal homicide

Question 14

penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim

Answer 14

forcible rape

Question 15

the taking or attempting to take anything of value from a person or persons

Answer 15

robbery

Question 16

unlawful attack by one person upon another, bodily injury

Answer 16

aggravated assault

Question 17

unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft

Answer 17

burglary (breaking or entering)

Question 18

unlawful taking, carrying..etc of property from the possession or constructive possession of another

Answer 18

larceny-theft

Question 19

attempted theft of a motor vehicle

Answer 19

motor vehicle theft

Question 20

malicious burning or attempt to burn

Answer 20

arson

Question 21

what are two ways for the law enforcement to clear a criminal case

Answer 21

cleared by arrest

cleared by exceptional means

Question 22

cleared by arrest, what are the specific conditions that must be met

Answer 22

arrested
charged with the commission of the offense
turned over to the court for prosecution

Question 23

cleared by exceptional means

what are the four conditions that must be met

Answer 23

identify the offender
gather enough evidence to support arrest
identify offenders exact location
agency must encounter a circumstance outside

Question 24

true/false

Answer 24

some research shows there are more guns than people in the united states

Question 25

The UCR reports crime statistics as a rate of crime. Rates of crime are generally expresses as "x number of offenses per how many people" ?

Answer 25

per 100,000 people

Question 26

a way of showing the frequency of crime in the United States

Answer 26

Crime Clock