Define crime. What are the various ways that crime is measured? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these measurements.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Crime: Any act or omission of an act for which the state can apply sanctions.
2. Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is a national database of nearly 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention.
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Which of the following are considered media?
A. companies that produce media content B. television, film, and newspapers C. communication technologies such as the Internet D. All of these answers are correct.
SAGE News Clips: Guatemalan Syphilis ExperimentsDescription: While looking for research on the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis, a Wellesley college professor uncovered medical records that detailed unethical experiments done on Guatemalans by both U.S. and Guatemalan doctors. Between 1946 and 1948, more than 1500 Guatemalans were infected with syphilis to test the effectiveness of penicillin. Watch this video to learn more about the victims of the Guatemalan experiment--many of whom are suing the U.S. government.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 56, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Which of the following is one of the primary violations of both the
Tuskegee and Guatemalan "experiments?" A. The researchers told the subjects they could end the experiment at any time. B. The researchers did not protect subjects from personal or psychological harm. C. The researchers made sure to receive consent from the participants. D. The researchers refrained from putting undue stress on the participants.
What is the most AIDS affected region in the world?
A. Sub-Saharan Africa B. Western Europe C. Australia D. South America
In the United States, stage 3 of the demographic transition model, characterized by low birthrate and low death rate, began
A. prior to the Second World War. B. at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. C. in the second half of the nineteenth century. D. around 2010.