ch 3 - defining and measuring crime

Question 1

what are the 6 categories of crime (VPSVWG)

Answer 1

violent offenses
property offense
status offense
victimless crimes
white collar crime
crimes against the govt

Question 2

violent offense

Answer 2

criminal action against another person

Question 3

murder (violent offense)

Answer 3

the killing of one human being by another

Question 4

1st degree murder

Answer 4

acts that are premeditates, committed w/ malice or committed during the commission of a felony

Question 5

2nd degree

Answer 5

acts that arent premeditated or planned and dont involve torture

Question 6

voluntary manslaughter

Answer 6

act in which the offender intended to take someone’s life but there are circumstances that excuse/minimize the actions of the offender

Question 7

involuntary manslaughter

Answer 7

act in which there was no intent to take someones life, but loss of life occurred due to negligence
(ex: drunk driving)

Question 8

rape

Answer 8

unwanted penile/vaginal sexual contact or penetration

Question 9

sexual assault

Answer 9

sexual activity w/o consent

Question 10

statutory rape

Answer 10

sexual activity with someone who’s legally unable to consent to sexual activity

Question 11

assault

Answer 11

the physical harm (or threat to harm) of a victim

Question 12

what are the 2 categories of assault

Answer 12

simple and aggaravated

Question 13

simple assault

Answer 13

doesnt involve use of weapon and minor if any injuries

Question 14

aggravated assault

Answer 14

may involve serious injury or use of a weapon

Question 15

robbery

Answer 15

taking personal property from someone through the use of force or fear

Question 16

property crimes

Answer 16

crimes that involve the taking of or damage to physical goods

Question 17

types of property crimes (BLVA)

Answer 17

burglary
larceny
vandalism
arson

Question 18

burglary

Answer 18

crime that occurs when someone enters a building or other physical space with the intent of taking property w/o permission

Question 19

larceny

Answer 19

the taking of property w.o the use of force

Question 20

vandalism

Answer 20

the destruction or damage of a physical structure or building

Question 21

arson

Answer 21

crime that involves the destruction of a physical structure or item by fire

Question 22

status offenses

Answer 22

acts considered illegal for only certain groups of offenders

Question 23

victimless crimes

Answer 23

acts considered illegal under the law but dont involve victims in the traditional sense
-ex: drug use, prostitution, gambling

Question 24

white collar crime

Answer 24

a category of offenses that traditionally occur within the corporate field

Question 25

crimes against the govt

Answer 25

treason: crime that involves acts that attempt to overthrow the govt

Question 26

espionage

Answer 26

individual or a govt obtains secret or confidential info

Question 27

terrorism

Answer 27

acts of violence with the goal of nothing instilling fear within the residents

Question 28

uniform crime reprots (UCR)

Answer 28

one of the largest datasets on crime, based on police arrest and reporting data

Question 29

dark figure of crime

Answer 29

unreported crime in official crime statistics

Question 30

hierarchy rules

Answer 30

UCR program rule that counts only the most serious crimes

Question 31

national incident based reporting system

Answer 31

system of crime data that offers expanded data categories of crime stats. removes hierarchy rule

Question 32

national crime victimization survey

Answer 32

largest victimization study in the US to fill the gap between reported and unreported crimes