Criminal Justice
Section 1.3 Study Guide
Measuring Crime
The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is _________________________________________
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What is the FBI’s National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)? ________________
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What is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)? ___________________________
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What is a crime? _______________________________________________________________
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What is an omission? ____________________________________________________________
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Classifications of Crimes:
A felony is ____________________________________________________________________
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A misdemeanor is ______________________________________________________________
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A violation is __________________________________________________________________
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The common law is _____________________________________________________________
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What were the common law felonies? ______________________________________________
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How can the same offense be both a felony and a misdemeanor? __________________________
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A person that commits a felony is called a___________________________, and a person that
commits a misdemeanor is known as a ______________________________.
What is an Index Crime? ________________________________________________________
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What is a Part One Offense? _____________________________________________________
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According to the FBI’s Definition:
Criminal Homicide means _______________________________________________________
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Study Guide developed by Adam McKee to accompany a lecture series based on the text Criminal Justice: An Overview of the
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Forcible Rape means ___________________________________________________________
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Robbery means ________________________________________________________________
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Aggravated Assault means _______________________________________________________
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Burglary means ________________________________________________________________
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Larceny-theft means ____________________________________________________________
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Motor Vehicle Theft means ______________________________________________________
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Arson means __________________________________________________________________
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Study Guide developed by Adam McKee to accompany a lecture series based on the text Criminal Justice: An Overview of the
System. Please feel free to distribute unlimited copies for educational purposes.