1. Based on the definition used in class concerning what is a crime, which of the following is true concerning why an act is a crime?

a) The act is morally wrong.

b) The courts, using due process, have decided that the act is a crime.

c) The act violates the law.

d) The police, using probable cause, have decided that the act is a crime.

e) The people, using the legislative process, have decided that the act should

be prohibited or restricted.

2. The primary and original purpose of the NYPD's Compstat system is to:

a) Allow city residents to know how much crime is occurring in their precinct.

b) Gather the data necessary for the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.

c) Allow the NYPD to know in almost real time what crime is happening

and where in the city so that it can make appropriate decisions regarding

deployment of assets

d) Give the NYPD an almost real time picture of the crime that is taking place

to allow the department to do real time analysis and warn the public about

crime hotspots.

e) None of the preceding answers, that is a) to d), is the correct answer.

3. The UCR's produced by the FBI have never been a reliable and accurate measurement of the crime occurring in the US during any given year.

True or False

4. The UCR's have been superceded by a new FBI national crime reporting system known as NIBRS. Name three ways that NIBRS are an improvement over the UCR's.

a) b) c)

5. Which of the following are or should be a factor concerning crime prevention in NYC?

a) Policy of omnipresence

b) Removing or reducing the negative impacts of poverty

c) Increasing employment

d) Targeted racial or ethnic profiling policing

4. Which of the following are not a legitimate use of crime statistics and crime data?

a) For determination of a police department's budget

b) To measure police effectiveness in combating crime

c) For political purposes, for example get votes or support, by candidates

political office and/or elected officials.

d) To sell guns and other protections for use against crime and criminals.

e) To serve as evidence of racial or ethnic propensity to crime.

5. The NYS Criminal Procedure Law is derived in large measure from the Bill of

Rights' protections for a person accused of a crime. Both have as their purpose to

provide the accused person, the defendant, with _________ ______________,

that is, a fair and impartial process.

6. Pursuant to the UCR's crime categories, robbery is:

a) property crime

b) violent crime

c) both a property and violent crime

7. Which of the below is false: A or B?

A. All attempts are a lessor included offense, but not all lesser included offenses are attempts.

B. All lesser included offenses are attempts, but not all attempts are a lessor included offense.

8. a. In NYS, there are only three types of crime recognized by the law: felony, misdemeanor and violations...

True or False

b. However, only two are true crimes as a violation does not create or leave a

permanent criminal record.

True or False

c. The classification of a felony crime in NYS is determined by the seriousness of the actus reus and its accompanying mens rea.

True or False

(You must answer and get 2 of 3 of the question 8 sub-questions correct to get the 2 pts)

9. In NYS, the guilt of a charged defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the ___________ who are represented by the county ___________ ___________. Guilt must also be proven pursuant to proper procedure or the defendant may be acquitted (not found guilty) even if there was sufficient credible evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt:

True or False

10. What percentage of crime is not reported to the police in the US?

a) 5-10%

b) 20-30%

c) 40-50%

d) 50-60%

e) more than 60%

11. Generally speaking, people's perception of crime is as important, if not more important, than the reality of crime as concerns whether or not people feel safe.

True or False

12. Most crime in the US is committed by:

a) Blacks (African-Americans)

b) Latinos (Hispanics)

c) Asians

d) Whites

e) None of the preceding answers, that is a.to d., is a correct answer.

13. Criminal laws passed by the people are based on the common good as the standard for determining how disruptive to the society is any particular act. The common good standard implies that for any given law and compliance with it some people may lose some of his/her personal liberty.

True or False

14. The 4th Amendment to the US Constitution protects a person's ______________ from unreasonable interference or intrusion by the government including, but not limited to government police or law enforcement.

15. What are victimless crimes and give three examples?