Chapter 7 (Crime and deviance)

Question 1

Crime clock

Answer 1

Indexes crime every 3 seconds

Question 2

Larceny theft (What? How often? Most commonly?)

Answer 2

Unlawful taking, leading, riding away of property from possession of another (Every 4 seconds- most commonly shoplifting)

Question 3

Burglary

Answer 3

Unlawful entry to commit felony or theft

Question 4

Hotel rule

Answer 4

Applies to lodging houses (Multiple hotel rooms counted as 1)

Question 5

How often does burglary happen?

Answer 5

Every 14 seconds

Question 6

Property crime

Answer 6

Motor vehicle theft (14 Boats, trains, construction equipment, etc). Every 25 seconds

Question 7

Arson

Answer 7

Any willful/malicious burning/attempt witho or without trying to defraud a house, building, motor vehicle, etc

Question 8

Violent crime

Answer 8

Uses force/threat of force. 1/21 seconds.

Question 9

Aggravated assault

Answer 9

Unlawful attack to inflict severe/aggravated bodily injury

Question 10

Simple assault

Answer 10

No weapon (Usually misdemeanor)

Question 11

Felonious assault

Answer 11

With a weapon- 1/32 seconds

Question 12

Robbery

Answer 12

Taking/attempting to take something of value from someone by threat of force, violence, fear. 1/60 seconds.

Question 13

Criminal homicide

Answer 13

Willul killing- 1/21 mins. Usually someone you know

Question 14

Manslaughter by negligence

Answer 14

Gross negligence

Question 15

Forcible rape

Answer 15

Carnal knowledge of someone against their will. 1/6 mins

Question 16

Crime is subject to hierarchy rule

Answer 16

• only hightest offense recorded

Question 17

Crime clocks don’t usually capture

Answer 17

White collar crime (Fraud, embezzlement), moral crime (prostitution, gabling, possession)

Question 18

Property crime peaked in ____, since then ______________

Answer 18

1993, gone way down

Question 19

Violent crime and assault rates are ________

Answer 19

Way down

Question 20

it costs ______ to house someone in prison

Answer 20

$88

Question 21

Average sentence

Answer 21

5 years

Question 22

Recidivism rate

Answer 22

52%