Crim 249 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024

Offender {Ans: a person who commits a crime}Sources of quantitative data {Ans: -UCR(Uniform Crime Report) -NIBRS(National incident-based reporting system) -Self-report survey -National crime victimization survey}normative deviance {Ans: violates a social norm leading to negative response from society. Things that people deem offensive.}Examples of mala in se crimes {Ans: Murder Crimes against children Theft}National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) {Ans: -Begun in 1972 to address UCR limitations: measures some parts of the dark figure -Doesn't break crime down by city/state -70,000 respondents aged 12 or older -Verifies some of the dark figures of crime(rape/sexual assault. Robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, theft, burglary, motor vehicle theft)}Data {Ans: information used for purpose of generalization and reasonings. Products of research, or info summarized/analyzed to reach research conclusions.}