Flashcards in Chapter 8 Deck (15):
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Has the amount of crime in America increased, decreased, or stayed the same over the last 50 years?
We really don’t know if the amount of crime in America has increased, decreased, or stayed the same over the last 50 years, because data may not accurately represent crime
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__________ of ________ ________- (i.e., combine the results of UCR, Self-Report, and Victimization Surveys to uncover crime patterns across all 3 sources)
Triangulation
research findings
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: _____ is a commonplace event in contemporary American society.
Crime
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: Crime is a commonplace event in contemporary ________ society.
American
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: Crime is committed by all social classes, but the type of criminal _________ often varies by social class
behavior
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: _____ engage in crime more than _______ but this gender gap is narrowing for non-violent crimes (e.g., property crimes, victimless crimes
Males
females
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: Males engage in crime more than females but this gender gap is narrowing for ____-_______ crimes (e.g., property crimes, victimless crimes
non-violent
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: The U.S. crime rate over the last two decades has probably been more stable than is shown by _____ data and claimed by various ______ outlets
UCR
media
9
One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: Young people are the most likely victims and offenders of __________ crimes
predatory
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One of the conclusions of triangulations of research findings: Police apprehend and clear by an arrest only a _____ proportion of offenders
small
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What are the most dangerous states, in 2007?
1. North Carolina
2. Arkansas
3. Louisiana
4. South Carolina
5. Tennessee
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What are the most dangerous states, in 2009?
1. Nevada
2. Louisiana
3. South Carolina
4. New Mexico
5. Florida
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How is Triangulation data computed?
-Rank by UCR Violent -Crime Rate (total index)
Composite Rank of 6 Index Crimes (equal weight)
i.e.- murder, rape, rob, aggravated assault, burglary, my theft
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What are some problems that data (about the most dangerous states) points out?
-the drastic differences in states, depending on the year the surveys were conducted, suggests that the data may be unreliable
-validity, are you actually measuring dangerousness of each state by using official data, which may or may not be accurate and consistent
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