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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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