Pitt EPIDEM 2670 - Lecture Exercise on Criminal Violence

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Lecture Exercise on Criminal ViolencePlease complete all of the following items and return your responses by e-mail to [email protected]. Which of the following is NOT a bias or limitation of crimes identified from police reports? a. under-reporting by policeb. under-reporting by victimsc. under-reporting by perpetratorsd. incomplete assessment of injuries2. Medical databases are a good source of identifying injuries from crime? a. Trueb. False3. In which of the following categories of individuals is the greatest amount of scientific information available to characterise its level of risk to these individuals? a. victims of rapeb. victims of suicidec. victims of homicided. perpetrators of assaulte. perpetrators of robbery4. In which of the following categories of individuals is the least amount of scientific informationavailable to characterise its level of risk to these individuals? a. victims of rapeb. victims of suicidec. victims of homicided. perpetrators of assaulte. both A and Df. both A and C5. What type of crimes are identified in the UCR and NCVS surveillance systems? How do they differ?Lecture Exercise on Criminal Violence6. Which location has a higher percentage of robberies? a. Banksb. Back alleysc. Convenience storesd. Bars7. Firearms are more frequently involved in homicides than in robberies? a. Trueb. False8. For the next three questions, refer to the web site "Epidemiology of Serious Violence" (http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/165152.pdf). What type of study design is being used in Pittsburgh to study the perpetration of youth violence? 9. How was violence defined and measured in this study? What are possible limitations? 10. Which age has the highest risk for committing serious violent


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