Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Criminals and the victims of crime tend to be
		A)	similar in that both are disproportionately young, poor and socially disadvantaged.
		B)	different in that criminals are disproportionately minority and victims are disproportionately white.
		C)	similar in that both are disproportionately white and economically well-off.
		D)	similar in that both are disproportionately minority and economically well-off.


2	The rational criminal model assumes that criminals
		A)	are insanely jealous when they commit crime.
		B)	weigh the costs and benefits of crime and decide that they expect crime to pay.
		C)	are under the influence of drugs and incapable of making decisions.
		D)	act in a way that most people ought to act.


3	The analogy that best fits the criminals thought process in the rational criminal model is that of the
		A)	doctor deciding on a treatment.
		B)	investor deciding on a level of risk and return on investments.
		C)	teacher trying to get students to learn when they really just want a grade.
		D)	accountant trying decide which journal entries are appropriate for a transaction.


4	If the rational criminal model is correct, criminals are likely to
		A)	have few legal income alternatives.
		B)	be minorities even if they have the same legal income alternatives.
		C)	be women.
		D)	b) and c)


5	The evidence on the rational criminal model
		A)	has yet to find even one inconsistency.
		B)	doesn't exists because it hasn't been tested.
		C)	is mixed but mostly supportive; there is much evidence to support the theory but there are contradiction.
		D)	is almost negative; nearly none of its conclusions hold in the real-world.


6	When looking at crime control, an economist would say that
		A)	we are spending the right amount of money on crime control if the marginal benefit of an additional dollar spent on crime control is one dollar.
		B)	we are spending the money in the right areas (cops, courts and jail) when taking a dollar from one area and giving it to another has no net impact.
		C)	we are jailing the right people for the right crimes when (holding jail expenses constant) increasing the sentence of one crime and decreasing the sentence of another has no net impact.
		D)	all of these


7	While economists want to look at marginal impacts of crime control to evaluate optimality, the data are generally only available for
		A)	individuals (how much a single crime cost, how much crime an individual commits).
		B)	averages (how much an average crime cost, how much crime an average criminal commits).
		C)	totals (how much costs in total, how much total crime is committed).
		D)	an insignificant number of unrepresentative counties in the US.


8	Calculating the costs of a crime are made difficult because it is hard to get a reliable and universally accepted number for
		A)	actual out-of-pocket costs.
		B)	lost wages.
		C)	pain and suffering.
		D)	a) and b)


9	A present value calculation may be useful in helping answer the question of
		A)	whether the death penalty costs more money than it saves.
		B)	whether the costs of enforcing drug laws are worth the expense.
		C)	whether minorities should be targeted for prosecution.
		D)	whether the sentence for crimes like rape and murder are just.


10	As sentences for crimes get longer it is assumed that the marginal benefit of adding a year to the sentence
		A)	decreases because younger criminals commit less violent crimes.
		B)	increases because younger criminal commit less violent crimes.
		C)	decreases because older criminals are less likely to commit crime and those crimes are less violent.
		D)	b) and c)

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