Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is an index crime ?

   A. being in a football pool
   B. speeding
   C. robbery
   D. all of the above

2. Which of the following acts does NOT constitute a crime if committed by an adult ?

   A. illegal drug use
   B. Copyright infringement
   C. Prostitution
   D. Truancy

3. A low incidence of crime is more characteristic of________________?

   A. homogeneous societies
   B. societies that value the social group over the individual
   C. societies with a ruthless police force
   D. only and b

4. The high cost of fighting crime is due in large part to_______________?

   A. the increase in organized crime
   B. high unemployment rates
   C. tax cuts instituted by the present administration
   D. an increase in prison inmates

5. Which of the following is a social order crime?

   A. Premeditated murder
   B. Rape
   C. Public drunkenness
   D. Burglary

6. Two nations with a low street -crime rate are________________?

   A. Honduras ans Mexico
   B. Japan and Finland
   C. Switzerland and France
   D. Germany and Austria

7. The victims of crime tend to be_______________?

   A. members of the middle class
   B. members of minority groups
   C. poor
   D. B and C

8. illegal acts that are characterized by deceit concealment or violation of trust is the FBI,s definition of_______________?

   A. arson
   B. robbery
   C. white-collar crime
   D. organized crime

9. The author of a famous treatise on the origin of the state characterized existence in the “state of nature” as________________?

   A. similar to an earthly paradise
   B. among “noble savages”
   C. “solitary poor nasty brutish and short”
   D. a pre-Christian utopia

10. Government is characterized by a(n)_______________?

    A. pattern of statuses and roles
    B. system of norms and values
    C. system to deal with order and defense
    D. all of the above