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Imagine you are a security consultant for a large department store.Explain how you would target shoplifters.Include specific information about the psychological and demographic characteristics of shoplifters.

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Which statement is true about carjacking?


A) Women are carjacked more than men.
B) The driver is frequently killed by the carjacker.
C) Eighty-seven percent of carjackers are drinking alcohol at the time of the crime.
D) Carjacking incidents are highest in urban areas.

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Identity theft is known to victimize the deceased and ________.

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Research by Merry and Hansent (2000) found that the psychological impact of burglary on victims is especially severe if the invasion involves


A) bedrooms.
B) kitchen cupboards.
C) motor vehicles.
D) decks or porches.

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The motive for most carjackings seems to be


A) vicarious gratification.
B) selling of the car.
C) killing the victim.
D) alert optimism.

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Recent research suggests that burglars often select targets that are the most


A) vulnerable.
B) challenging.
C) wealthy.
D) isolated.

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Research suggests that the majority of burglary victims report minimal psychological effects of the crime.

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What is the essential difference between occupational crime and corporate crime?


A) Occupational crime involves large sums of money; whereas corporate crime involves smaller amounts of money.
B) In occupational crime, the individual benefits; whereas in corporate crime, the corporation benefits from the crime.
C) Corporate crime is illegal, occupational crime is legal.
D) The perpetrator of corporate crime almost always is wealthy, which is not so in occupational crime.

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Available research on shoplifting indicates that it is


A) almost exclusively a female offense.
B) neurotically motivated.
C) performed principally by teenagers.
D) largely due to spontaneous impulses rather than careful planning.

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Which type of crime is rarely examined in white-collar crime research?


A) Political crime
B) Embezzlement
C) Antitrust violations
D) Fraud

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Which technique do most identity thieves use to explain their crimes?


A) Victim blaming
B) Duplication
C) Neutralization
D) Emotionality

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Most of the crimes discussed in the chapter are treated as ________ crimes in official statistics.

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Burglaries are most likely to involve


A) private residences.
B) warehouses and storage facilities.
C) convenience and liquor stores.
D) fast food restaurants.

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The psychological distance between what people perceive they have now and what they feel they can realistically attain is referred to as relative deprivation.

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The most common Part I property crime is


A) motor vehicle theft.
B) burglary.
C) larceny-theft.
D) shoplifting.

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Which of the following is not considered a type of larceny/theft in the UCR?


A) Shoplifting
B) Purse snatching
C) Softlifting
D) Bicycle theft

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Carjacking most commonly occurs in rural,isolated areas.

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According to the Vaughn et al.(2008) burglar typology,which class of burglar was the most violent?


A) The feral threat
B) The young versatile
C) The sexual predator
D) The vagrant dominator

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The primary motive for professional burglars is ________ gain.

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Match up the terminology in the left column to the definitions in the right column.

Premises
Carjacking
Blue-collar crime
Identity theft
Larceny-theft
Shoplifting by proxy
Boosters
Near-repeat offending
Fraud
Kleptomania
Home invasion
Responses
Any crime committed by an individual unlawfully entering a residence while someone is home
Commercial shoplifters
The completed or attempted theft in which a motor vehicle is taken by force or threat of force
The irresistible impulse to steal objects
The unlawful taking,carrying,leading,or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another
The likelihood of additional burglary in a neighborhood after one house in that neighborhood has been successfully burglarized
The array of illegal acts committed by nonsalaried workers against their place of employment
A situation in which people shoplift for someone else because that other person asks or tells them to do so
One individual or a group of individuals misappropriates another person's personal identification information
Deception used for the purpose of obtaining illegal financial gain

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Carjacking
Blue-collar crime
Identity theft
Larceny-theft
Shoplifting by proxy
Boosters
Near-repeat offending
Fraud
Kleptomania
Home invasion

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