Crimes of Violence MCQs

Crimes of Violence MCQs

Answer these 30+ Crimes of Violence MCQs and assess your grip on the subject of Crimes of Violence.
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1: Which of the following is true of murder in the United States?

A.   The murder rate has increased substantially over the last decade

B.   Most murders are interracial

C.   The vast majority of murders are committed by males

D.   The murder rate is the lowest in the world

2: Aggravated assault is distinguished from simple assault based on whether the offense took place in public, or on private property.

A.   True

B.   False

3: The diathesis-stress model presents an interdisciplinary explanation of ______.

A.   Mass Murders

B.   Serial Killing

C.   Spree Murders

D.   Terrorism

4: About half of all rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.

A.   True

B.   False

5: Robbery provides offenders with a low-risk mechanism for obtaining desired material goods.

A.   True

B.   False

6: ______ is defined as an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe bodily injury.

A.   Aggravated Assault

B.   Larceny

C.   Rape

D.   Robbery

7: A ______ serial killer feels it is their goal in life to kill certain kinds of people.

A.   Hedonistic

B.   Mission-oriented

C.   Power/control

D.   Visionary

8: Which of the following would be most likely to attribute violent offending to personality features, situations, and developmental experiences?

A.   Evolutionary biologists

B.   Neuroscientists

C.   Psychologists

D.   Sociologists

9: A person is stopped on the sidewalk, and told to “give me your wallet or I’ll kill you!” The person hands over their wallet. They have just been the victim of a(n) ______.

A.   Assault

B.   Burglary

C.   Larceny

D.   Robbery

10: Most robberies are impulsive crimes.

A.   True

B.   False

11: ______ argue that rape is a learned behavior, but that the men who commit rape are part of a psychologically unhealthy category of males.

A.   Evolutionary psychologists

B.   Feminists

C.   Social learning theorists

D.   Therapists

12: The sniper team of Lee Malvo and John Muhammad serve as an example of ______ murderers.

A.   Mass

B.   Sadistic

C.   Serial

D.   Spree

13: The U.S. murder rate is much lower than it was in 1990.

A.   True

B.   False

14: The FBI’s ______ Unit is known for developing methods that are used to profile serial killers.

A.   Behavioral Science

B.   Crisis Response

C.   Field and Police Training

D.   Forensic

15: When one individual intentionally takes the life of another, but without premeditation and deliberation, it is considered which of the following?

A.   Aggravated Murder

B.   Voluntary Manslaughter

C.   Involuntary Manslaughter

D.   Negligent Manslaughter

16: Is aggravated Assault an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury?

A.   False

B.   True

17: _____ is the most serious kind of murder that requires the act be committed with malice and aforethought, deliberation, and premeditation.

A.   All of these

B.   Organic

C.   Mechanical

D.   Aggravated or First-Degree Murder

18: _____ is defined as A killer who kills for the pure thrill and joy of it.

A.   Hedonistic Serial Killer

B.   None of these

C.   Compensation

D.   Consensus

19: _____ is known as communities in which young men are hypersensitive to insult, rushing to defend their reputation in dominance contests.

A.   A physiological defect

B.   Issues in their rearing or socialization

C.   Honor Subcultures

D.   None of these

20: Is involuntary Manslaughter a criminal homicide where an unintentional killing results from a reckless act?

A.   True

B.   False

21: _____ is the killing of several people at one location within minutes or hours.

A.   Mass Murder

B.   Fight/flight

C.   Reward dominance

D.   All of these

22: _____ is defined as a killer who feels it to be a mission in life to kill certain kinds of people.

A.   None of these

B.   Organic

C.   Mission-Oriented Serial Killer

D.   Mechanical

23: _____ is known as the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.

A.   Murder

B.   None of these

C.   A test for measuring performance IQ

D.   Institutional Anomie Theory

24: Is negligent Manslaughter an unintentional homicide charged when a death or deaths arise from some negligent act that carries a substantial risk of death to others?

A.   True

B.   False

25: _____ is a killer who gains most satisfaction from exercising complete power over his victims.

A.   It is responsible for our innate desires and drives

B.   None of these

C.   Power/Control Serial Killer

D.   It battles the moral conscience of the superego

26: _____ is known as the taking or attempted taking of anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or putting the victim in fear.

A.   Educated

B.   Protected

C.   All of these

D.   Robbery

27: Is second-Degree Murder the intentional killing of another human being without premeditation and deliberation?

A.   False

B.   True

28: _____ is the killing of three or more victims over an extended period of time.

A.   None of these

B.   Serial Murder

C.   Regulation

D.   Scams

29: _____ is defined as the killing of several people at different locations over several days.

A.   Inner

B.   Outer

C.   None of these

D.   Spree Murder

30: _____ is known as a part of a larger culture in which the norms, attitudes, and values of its people legitimize the use of violence.

A.   Subculture of Violence

B.   Race & religion

C.   None of these

D.   All of the above

31: Is violent Crime the use of force exercised without excuse or justification to achieve a goal at the expense of a victim?

A.   True

B.   False

32: _____ is a killer who feels impelled to commit murder by visions or “voices in my head.”

A.   All of these

B.   Visionary Serial Killer

C.   None

D.   Good

33: Is voluntary Manslaughter the intentional killing of another human being without malice and aforethought, often in response to the mistaken belief that self-defense required the use of deadly force or to adequate provocation while in the heat of passion?

A.   False

B.   True