Question

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1.) All of the following are consitered Part II Offenses except

Simple Assault
Drug Law Violations
Larceny-theft
embezzlement

2.) You left our car parker overnight on a quiet street without many street lamps. In the morning you walk out to your car and notice that the window is broken and your radio has been stolen. Which type of crime would this be considered?

Robbery Aggravated assault
Arson
Robbery
Larceny-Theft

3.) Which of the following agencies is responsible for compiling the NCVS?

Local Police Department
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI )
Bureau of Justice Statistics ( BJS )

4.)Bicycle theft, motor vehicle theft, and shoplifting fall under which type of offense?

Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Larceny-Theft
Burglary

5. The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or threat of force is know as

Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Burglary
Larceny-Theft

6.) It is 3:00 a.m. and you are woken up by your neighbors who are fighting. It seems to be a regular occurrence, except this time they are yelling louder than usual. Their fighting doesn’t only disrupt your sleep but all of the neighboring houses. You see red and blue flashing lights outside of your window and the next thing you realize is that your neighbors are handcuffed and sitting in the backseat of a police car. What type of offense were they most likely arrested for?

Vagrancy
Disorderly conduct
aggravated assault
Liquor law violation

7.) The ___ is based on victim's reports rather than on police reports.

Bureau of Justice Studies
Hate crime statistics report
Uniform crime report
National crime victimization survey

Answer 1

1. Larceny-theft

Certain actions would be considered as a part ii offense if the offense is not generally considered as the one that cause serious damage.

Larceny theft happen when a certain individual take the possession of other individuals without actually facing the owners . In united states, Larceny theft is considered as an offense that cause serious damage and categorized as part i offense.

2. Larceny-theft

From the case, the perpetrators of the crime stole the radio without making any confrontation to the onwer of the radio.

Because of this, the case above could be considered as a larceny theft. Punishment for larceny theft tend to be lighter compared to robbery and arson.

3. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

NCVS stands for National Crime Victimization Survey. The survey was first started in 1972 is being done to know the characteristic, consequences, and the frequency of crime victimization that occured in united states. This survey is carreid out by the Bureau of Justice Statistic Two times in one year.

4. Larceny-Theft

Just like mentioned above, a theft is considered as larceny if the perpetrators do not make direct contact with the victim.

A theft is considered to be Robbery or Aggravated assault if the perpetrators make direct contact with the victim.

The action would be considered as burglary if the perpetrator entered a building without authorization.

5. robbery.

The act of unlawfully taking other people's postion would be considered as robbery if:

- The perpetrators make direct confrontation with the victim

- The victims were not injured in any way by the perpetrators.

If the victims are injured, the case would be considered as aggravated assault and could carry out heavier punishment.

6. disorderly conduct.

A certain action would be considered as a disorderly conduct if the action is regarded as minor offense and only cause a little disturbance to the public.

The punishment for disorderly conduct rarely involves jail time. Most of the people who are caught with disorderly conduct mostly can get away with warnings or small amount of fine.

7. National Crime Victimization Survey

To collect the data for national crime victimization survey, the bureau of justice studies would contact around 40,000 - 80,000 households and directly asked the information from them. Because of this, the sruvey is considered to be based on victim's report rather than police's reports.

Answer 2

1. All of the listed choices are considered Part II offenses except Larceny-theft which belongs to the Part I offenses under property crimes.

2. The situation demonstrates a Larceny-theft crime since it involves a nonviolent theft as opposed to robbery which involves some violence in addition to theft.

3. The agency responsible for compiling the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

4. Bicycle theft, motor vehicle theft, and shoplifting fall under larceny-theft since it involves taking a property from an owner without the use of violence unlike robbery. Aggravated assault refers to the attempt to cause serious injury, sometimes with the use of a deadly weapon, to another person without consideration to the value of the person’s life. Meanwhile, burglary refers to the crime of entering a residence or an establishment to steal property.

5. The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or threat of force is known as robbery.

6. Since the neighbors have been frequently fighting, this time with the noise louder which have caused constant disturbance to neighboring houses, it is most likely that they were arrested for disorderly conduct. This is an offense that one can get arrested for due to disruptive behavior.

7. The National Crime Victimization Survey is based on victims' reports rather than on police reports.