Chapter 2 Terms in Bold

Question 1

Small-scale, personal offenses such as single-victim homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, and vandalism.

Answer 1

Street Crime

Question 2

Illegal activity in the corporation’s name.

Answer 2

Corporate Crime

Question 3

Nonviolent criminal offense committed during the course of business for financial gain.

Answer 3

White-Collar Crime

Question 4

Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse, that is forced on another person without his or her consent, usually under threat of harm. Also sexual activity conducted with a person who is incapable of valid consent.

Answer 4

Rape

Question 5

A form of theft in which an offender takes possessions that do not belong to him or her with the intent of keeping them.

Answer 5

Larceny

Question 6

Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn a dwelling, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, or personal property of another.

Answer 6

Arson

Question 7

Breaking into and entering a structure or vehicle with intent to commit a felony or theft.

Answer 7

Burglary

Question 8

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 violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Answer 8

Robbery

Question 9

Sexual contact that is committed without the other party’s consent or with a party who is not capable of giving consent.

Answer 9

Sexual Assault

Question 10

A situation in which a crime victim plays an active role in initiating a crime or escalating it.

Answer 10

Victim precipitation

Question 11

The use or threat of violence against a state or other political entity in order to coerce.

Answer 11

Terrorism

Question 12

Activities such as gambling or prostitution that are deemed undesirable because they offend community standards rather than directly harm people or property.

Answer 12

Victimless Crime

Question 13

Annual publication by the FBI that uses data from all participating law enforcement agencies in the United States to summarize the incidence and rate of reported crime.

Answer 13

UCR (Uniform Crime Reports)

Question 14

The number of Crime Index offenses divided by the population of an area, usually given as a rate of crimes per 100,000 people.

Answer 14

Crime Rate

Question 15

Crime-reporting system in which each separate offense in a crime is described, including data describing the offender(s), victim(s), and property.

Answer 15

NIBRS ( National Incident-Based Reporting System)

Question 16

The primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States and attempts to measure the extent of crime by interviewing crime victims.

Answer 16

NCVS (National Crime Victimization Survey)