General deterrence focuses on the prevention of criminal behavior in ______.
a. the individual prisoner
b. the public as a whole
c. the prison population
d. population groups known to have high crime rates
b. the public as a whole
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Compare and contrast the chivalry hypothesis and the gender role hypothesis. How is each hypothesis used to explain different offending patterns between males and females? What is society’s role in perpetuating both of these hypotheses?
What will be an ideal response?
The dark figure of crime represents
A. crimes that occur at night. B. crimes not cleared by the police. C. crimes not known to the police. D. unsolved crimes.
The Fourteenth Amendment contains an equal protection clause
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The __________ points to the impact of the drug trade, especially crack cocaine, and the related increase in gun use and possession by youths as the cause of increases in youth crime
A) cohort view B) super predators view C) environmental view D) lowering of divorce rates view E) gangs view