Acts "involving direct physical contact between at least one offender and at least one person or object which that offender attempts to take or damage" is defined Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson as what type of crime?
a. felony crime
b. theft crime
c. aggravated crime
d. predatory crime
d. Predatory crime
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Which of the following consequences of lying according to Kleinig (1996) argues that a person who is lied to and discovers the lie suffers the consequence of the cynicism?
a. others are harmed b. social trust is destroyed c. The liar is harmed. d. all of these
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The null hypothesis states that there is no difference in the probability while the alternative hypothesis states that there is a difference.
2. Given a continuous x score that is 1.95 standard deviations from the mean, one would conclude that this would be a “rare” event.
3. Ninety-nine percent of scores fall between 3 and -3 standard deviations from the mean.
4. Ninety-nine percent of scores fall between 3 and -3 standard deviations from the mean.
5. As the sample size decreases, the variation around the mean of the sampling distribution decreases and is more likely to cluster around the true population mean.
At the state level a trial judge who is requested to release a convicted defendant pending the defendant’s appeal of his or her conviction would be least likely to consider the __________
a. defendant’s reputation for respect for the law b. length of the defendant’s sentence c. defendant’s inability to travel to attend a family reunion d. defendant’s ties to family and community
According to John Dilulio, a good prison is one that "provides as much order, amenity, and ___________ as possible, given the human and financial resources":
A) punishment B) retribution C) service D) rehabilitation E) authority