Crime Vocabulary Quiz

What is the difference between robbery and burglary?

• Robbery involves the use of force or threat to steal from a person, while burglary involves unlawfully entering a building to commit a crime, usually theft.

• Robbery involves breaking into a building, while burglary involves stealing from a person.

• Robbery and burglary are the same thing.

• Robbery involves stealing from a building, while burglary involves stealing from a person.

Define the term 'assault'.

• Playing a harmless prank on someone

• Deliberate act of causing physical harm or injury to someone

• Verbal disagreement with someone

• Accidental bumping into someone

Explain the concept of cybercrime.

• Cybercrime only involves hacking into government systems

• Cybercrime is a type of physical crime committed using a computer

• Cybercrime refers to any criminal activity that involves a computer and a network.

• Cybercrime is legal in some countries

Define the term 'embezzlement'.

• The act of returning stolen assets

• The act of donating assets to charity

• The act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of theft or fraud.

• The act of investing assets in a business

What is the difference between a violent crime and a property crime?

• Violent crimes involve fraud, while property crimes involve assault.

• Violent crimes involve force against a person, while property crimes involve theft or destruction of property.

• Violent crimes involve destruction of property, while property crimes involve force against a person.

• Violent crimes involve theft, while property crimes involve force against a person.

Explain the concept of organized crime.

• Activities carried out by individuals acting alone

• Criminal activities planned and coordinated by a group of people for financial gain or power.

• Unplanned and random criminal activities

• A form of legal business operation

What is the definition of 'fraud'?

• Legally acquiring someone's property

• Accidentally causing financial harm to someone

• Deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain

• Physical harm caused to a person

Explain the concept of 'white-collar crime'.

• Crimes committed by individuals of high social status and respectability in the course of their occupation.

• Crimes committed by individuals wearing white collars

• Crimes committed by individuals in the medical profession

• Crimes committed by individuals in the construction industry

What is the definition of 'larceny'?

• Legally acquiring someone's property

• Deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain

• The act of unlawfully taking another person's personal property with the intent to deprive the owner of it permanently

• Physical harm caused to a person

Explain the concept of 'hate crime'.

• Crimes committed by individuals of high social status and respectability in the course of their occupation.

• A crime, typically involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or other grounds.

• Crimes committed by individuals in the medical profession

• Crimes committed by individuals in the construction industry