QUESTION 3

1. ________________________________ arrest policies force a police officer to make an arrest in cases of domestic violence.

2 points  

QUESTION 4

1. ________________________ is a type of program where trained youth mediators work with their peers to find resolutions to disputes. 
2. a.Peer Mediation
3. b.Group Resolution Therapy
4. c.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
5. d.Anger Management

2 points  

QUESTION 5

1. Historically, the police have not taken domestic violence calls seriously.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 6

1. According to Social Disorganization Theory, the presentation of negative stimuli, such as child abuse/neglect, excessive physical punishment, or bad experiences at school, can facilitate delinquency. 
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 7

1. People of higher incomes are more likely to be victims of robbery than people of lower incomes.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 8

1. All of these situations could be considered intimate partner violence except:
2. a.An ex-husband follows his ex-wife to work on a daily basis.
3. b.A brother throws his sister down the stairs.
4. c.A lesbian beats her girlfriend.
5. d.A husband never allows his wife to go out with her friends.

2 points  

QUESTION 9

1. Rape victimization rates have been decreasing since the 1990s.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 10

1. Empirical evidence indicates that hate crimes have risen by 75% over the past decade.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 11

1. Which study examined deterrent effects of arrest for domestic assault?
2. a.National Violence Against Women Survey
3. b.Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
4. c.Kentucky Intimate Partner Violence Survey
5. d.Brooklyn Domestic Assault Project

2 points  

QUESTION 12

1. Robbery rates have increased since the mid-1990s.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 13

1. Which factor is not typically associated with classic social disorganization theory?
2. a.Population heterogeneity
3. b.A high percentage of youth in a neighborhood
4. c.Low socioeconomic status
5. d.High residential mobility

2 points  

QUESTION 14

1. The UCR defines _______________________________ as "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear."

2 points  

QUESTION 15

1. What is the most common setting for nonfatal violent victimizations of youths 12-17 years old?
2. a.School
3. b.Home
4. c.Mall
5. d.Public transportation

2 points  

QUESTION 16

1. ______________________-bullying is bullying through the use of computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices.

2 points  

QUESTION 17

1. _____________________________________________ (2 words) refers to the ability of residents in a neighborhood to form close ties and exert control over the behavior of other residents in their neighborhood.

2 points  

QUESTION 18

1. Control theorists believe that delinquency is the result of:
2. a.neurological imbalances
3. b.socially disorganized neighborhoods
4. c.weak social bonds
5. d.ADHD

2 points  

QUESTION 19

1. ____________________ violence can be defined as "violent acts, including physical assault and threats of assault, directed toward persons at work or on duty."

2 points  

QUESTION 20

1. In the cycle of violence, which is the stage in which the batterer apologizes and promises to never engage in abuse again?
2. a.Loving contrition
3. b.Remorse phase
4. c.Tension building phase
5. d.Battering incident

2 points  

QUESTION 21

1. In this type of hate crime, an individual or group targets members of a particular group, which is seen as a cause of personal or societal problems:
2. a.Societal
3. b.Thrill-seeking
4. c.Mission
5. d.Reactive

2 points  

QUESTION 22

1. It is a misdemeanor in most jurisdictions to fail to register as a sex offender or to not update one's information on the sex offender registry.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 23

1. Overall, rates of intimate partner violence have been declining since the mid-1990s.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 24

1. ________________________________ is the "unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."

2 points  

QUESTION 25

1. Which crime would be considered a hate crime?
2. a.A white man robbing a black man.
3. b.An Italian man beating a Jewish man.
4. c.A perpetrator targeting a victim as a result of her gender identity.
5. d.A man raping a woman.

2 points  

QUESTION 26

1. Which type of offender behavior suggests displaced rage and violence toward a specific person or group of people?
2. a.Anger Assertive
3. b.Power Reassurance
4. c.Anger Retaliatory
5. d.Anger Excitation

2 points  

QUESTION 27

1. The majority of rapes and sexual assaults involve an offender who is a stranger to the victim.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 28

1. __________________________________ theories examine unresolved needs and conflicts in the offender's past, including needs for acceptance, affection, and intimacy.
2. a.Feminist
3. b.Social Learning
4. c.None of the above
5. d.Psychoanalyic

2 points  

QUESTION 29

1. While increasing the presence of law enforcement can have a deterrent effect in one area, it may create a _________________________ effect in another area. That is, even though there is less crime in the more heavily patrolled area, crime increases in another area.

2 points  

QUESTION 30

1. Results from the National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools indicated that most schools implemented high quality violence prevention activities.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 31

1. What act would not be considered rape according to the UCR?
2. a.The rape of an 11-year old girl.
3. b.The rape of a homosexual male.
4. c.Oral penetration without the consent of a 30-year old female.
5. d.These acts would all be considered rape.

2 points  

QUESTION 32

1. Hate crimes are most frequently motivated by which type of bias?
2. a.Religious bias
3. b.Sexual-orientation bias
4. c.Ethnic bias
5. d.Racially motivated

2 points  

QUESTION 33

1. The Oklahoma City Bombings of 1995 are an example of international terrorism.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 34

1. The majority of hate crime offenders are Caucasian.
2.  True
3.  False

2 points  

QUESTION 35

1. The location where robberies most frequently occur is:
2. a.gas stations
3. b.convenience stores
4. c.streets/highways
5. d.banks

2 points  

QUESTION 36

1. A ____________________________ crime is a traditional offense which also has an added element of bias.