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Chapter 3: Defining and Measuring Crime - Worksheet 1

TRUE/FALSE

1. Proceedings in civil court are generally initiated by the state on behalf of the plaintiff.

T F REF: 69 OBJ: 1

2. The maximum penalty for capital offenses is death.

T F REF: 70 OBJ: 1

3. Murder is an example of an offense classified as mala prohibita.

T F REF: 72 OBJ: 2

4. The UCR presents the most comprehensive representation of victim data in the United States.

T F REF: 75 OBJ: 3

5. Part Two offenses include both felonies and misdemeanors.

T F REF: 76-77 OBJ: 4

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Civil law is concerned with disputes between entities and

|a. |defendants. |

|b. |lawyers. |

|c. |governments. |

|d. |private individuals. |

REF: 69 OBJ: 1

2. Civil law involves all of the following except

|a. |beyond a reasonable doubt |

|b. |a plaintiff. |

|c. |a defendant. |

|d. |damages. |

REF: 69-70 OBJ: 1

3. Proof of guilt in a criminal case requires

|a. |proof without doubt. |

|b. |proof beyond a reasonable doubt |

|c. |proof beyond reasonable suspicion. |

|d. |proof of tort. |

REF: 69-70 OBJ: 1

4. The Model Penal Code provides for ____ degrees of felony.

|a. |two |

|b. |three |

|c. |four |

|d. |five |

REF: 70 OBJ: 1

5. Which of the following would be considered a mala prohibita offense?

|a. |Murder |

|b. |Rape |

|c. |Bigamy |

|d. |Theft |

REF: 72 OBJ: 2

6. An offense which is said to go against “natural laws” is referred to as

|a. |Mala in se |

|b. |Corpus delicti |

|c. |Mala prohibita |

|d. |Actus reus |

REF: 72 OBJ: 2

7. In the UCR, the FBI presents crime data in all of the following ways except

|a. |rate per 100,000 people. |

|b. |percentage change from a previous period. |

|c. |in rank order by occurrence. |

|d. |aggregate (total) number of crimes. |

REF: 75 OBJ: 3

8. The Uniform Crime Reports include

|a. |the number of crimes cleared |

|b. |number of criminal convictions. |

|c. |number of unreported offenses. |

|d. |victimization data. |

REF: 75 OBJ: 3

9. Part II offenses do not include

|a. |DUI. |

|b. |vagrancy. |

|c. |gambling. |

|d. |arson. |

REF: 76 OBJ: 4

10. Part II offenses include

|a. |all crimes recorded by the FBI that do not fall into the Part I category. |

|b. |crimes identified by INTERPOL as significant threats. |

|c. |all misdemeanors that do not fall into the Part I category. |

|d. |they vary from year to year, there is no set list. |

REF: 76 OBJ: 4

11. The majority of Part I offenses committed in the U.S. are

|a. |violent crimes. |

|b. |property crimes. |

|c. |public order offenses. |

|d. |white collar crimes. |

REF: 76 OBJ: 4

12. Flaws in the UCR cited in the text include all of the following except

|a. |lack of full citizen reporting. |

|b. |police underreporting. |

|c. |differential interpretations. |

|d. |lack of political support. |

REF: 77-78 OBJ: 5

COMPLETION

1. ___________________ is the type of law dealing with disputes between private individuals and between entities.

REF: 69 OBJ: 1

2. _____________ offenses are only crimes because a statute or legislative law declares them to be.

REF: 72 OBJ: 2

3. The Uniform Crime Report is compiled each year by the _________________.

REF: 75 OBJ: 3

4. ___________________ are those crimes that, due to their seriousness and frequency, are recorded by the FBI to give a general idea of the “crime picture.”

REF: 76 OBJ: 4

5. For crime reporting purposes, _________________ typically occurs when the arrested suspect is charged with a crime and handed over to a court for prosecution.

REF: 78 OBJ: 5

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