Positivist criminology is largely centered on:

a. Socialism
b. Speculation
c. Empirical research
d. Theological doctrine


c. Empirical research

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At common law and in many states today, under the doctrine of merger, an assault:

a. doesn't merge with anything. b. the doctrine of merger does not apply to assault. c. merges with mayhem. d. merges into a battery.

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The UCR presents crime data collected annually from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Felony-murder rules tend to negate what aspect of criminal justice?

a. mens rea b. attempt c. concurrence d. All of these choices

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Which of the following is not an effective role (in the sense that the researcher could affect what he/she is studying) for a field researcher?

a. total observation b. total participation c. participant-as-observer d. observer-as-participant

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