Crime and Criminals Chapter 2 Test Bank Answers

1.

The use or threat of violence directed at people or governments to punish them for past action or to bring about a change of policy that is to the terrorist's liking is called _______. 
 

2.

Which of the following is not part of the "wheel of terrorism"? 
 

3.

According to the text, the Taliban helped financed their terrorist activities from _______. 
 

4.

Terrorists in Colombia derive their funds from ____________. 
 

5.

________________ is an activity aimed at making illegally obtained and untaxed funds appear legitimate. 
 

6.

Who fired artillery shells into two ancient statues of Buddha, the largest in the world? 
 

7.

About 80% of guns taken from youths are _____________. 
 

8.

If I enter the property of another, unlawfully, with the intent of committing a felony, I have committed the crime of ______________. 
 

9.

The killing of one person by another is called ____________. 
 

10.

Killing done with premeditation and deliberation is usually referred to as ________. 
 

11.

Intentionally killing a person but without malice, as in the heat of passion, is generally referred to as ___________. 
 

12.

When a death is caused during the commission of a felony considered dangerous to life, the law considers it murder on the part of all participates. This is called ____________. 
 

13.

In 2008, there were __________ murders in the United States. 
 

14.

Guns account for approximately __________ of all murder deaths. 
 

15.

Dennis Rader was also known as ________________. 
 

16.

Many people consider a Florida prostitute, ___________ to be the first female serial killer. 
 

17.

The Unabomber's real name was ______________. 
 

18.

An attack on a person in which the assailant inflicts serious harm or uses a deadly weapon is called a(an) __________________. 
 

19.

According to the UCR, _____________ rapes occurred during 2008. 
 

20.

The taking of property by force or violence or by the threat of violence is called ________. 
 

21.

The taking or carrying away of property belonging to another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property permanently is called ___________. 
 

22.

The stealing of goods from stores or markets is loosely called ____________. 
 

23.

_________ is the acquisition of property of another through deception. 
 

24.

The unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony therein is called ______. 
 

25.

The malicious burning of the dwelling house of another is called __________. 
 

26.

Which of the following would not constitute arson? 
 

27.

The Sherman Antitrust Act, passed by Congress in 1890, __________________. 
 

28.

Crime that is defined as being "committed by a person or a group in the course of an otherwise respected and legitimate occupation or business enterprise" is called ___________. 
 

29.

The term white-collar crime was coined by ________________. 
 

30.

The use of material, nonpublic, financial information to obtain an unfair advantage is trading securities is called _____________. 
 

31.

The conversion (misappropriation) of property or money with which one is entrusted or for which one has a fiduciary responsibility is called ______________. 
 

32.

A criminal act committed by one or more employees of a corporation that is subsequently attributed to the organization itself is called ______________. 
 

33.

The ____________ to the Constitution outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. 
 

34.

Which of the following in not one of the FBI's Index Offenses? 
 

35.

From where does the UCR get its raw data? 
 

36.

In 2008 there were ____________ murders in the United States. 
 
________________________________________

37.

The majority of guns taken from juveniles are ______________. 
 
________________________________________

38.

About ___________% of all murders victims are male. 
 
________________________________________

39.

The killing of one person by another is called ____________. 
 
________________________________________

40.

Killing done with premeditation and deliberation is usually referred to as ________. 
 
________________________________________

41.

Intentionally killing a person but without malice and in the heat of passion is generally referred to as ___________. 
 
________________________________________

42.

The __________________ gets its data by interviewing a large random sample of Americans and asking them about being victims of crime. 
 
________________________________________

43.

Guns account for approximately __________ of all murder deaths. 
 
________________________________________

44.

Ted Kaczynski was also known as ________________. 
 
________________________________________

45.

Many people consider a Florida prostitute, ___________ to be the first female serial killer. 
 
________________________________________

46.

An attack on a person in which the assailant inflicts serious harm or uses a deadly weapon is called a(an) __________________. 
 
________________________________________

47.

The taking of property by force or violence or by the threat of violence is called ________. 
 
________________________________________

48.

The taking or carrying away of property belonging to another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property permanently is called ___________. 
 
________________________________________

49.

The unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony therein is called ______. 
 
________________________________________

50.

The term white-collar crime was coined by ________________. 
 
________________________________________

51.

The leading cause of death among young African-American men is _________. 
 
________________________________________

52.

Crime went down significantly during the decade of the ___________. 
 
________________________________________

53.

The index crimes are recorded by the FBI in a book entitled _______________. 
 
________________________________________

54.

In most states, a wife may not charge her husband with rape. 
 
True    False

55.

The leading cause of death among young African-American men is murder. 
 
True    False

56.

During this age of equality, a woman is more likely to commit a crime than a man is. 
 
True    False

57.

There are over 14,000 people in the Federal Witness Protection Program. 
 
True    False

58.

Organized crime got its start in the United States early in this century when immigrants from the region of Sicily in Italy replicated their traditional family structure in organizing criminal activity. 
 
True    False

59.

The 21^st Amendment to the Constitution outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. 
 
True    False

60.

After being accused of insider trading, Dennis Lambert implicated Martha Stewart. 
 
True    False

61.

The term white-collar crime was coined by Cesare Beccaria. 
 
True    False

62.

The use of material, nonpublic, financial information to obtain an unfair advantage is trading securities is called insider trading. 
 
True    False

63.

The conversion (misappropriation) of property or money with which one is entrusted or for which one has a fiduciary responsibility is called embezzlement. 
 
True    False

64.

According to the text, the Taliban helped financed their terrorist activities from the vast opium production of Afghanistan. 
 
True    False

65.

In 2006, the highest violent crime rate in the United States was in the state of Florida. 
 
True    False

66.

The killing of one person by another is always a murder. 
 
True    False

67.

During the 1990's the crime rate in America increased. 
 
True    False