Explain the age–crime curve and what it suggests about patterns of offending.
What will be an ideal response?
The age–crime curve refers to the fact that involvement in crime peaks during the teenage and young adult years and then steadily declines in one’s 20s. This suggests that a population with a large number of teenage males will tend to have higher rates of crime. It also implies that there are a small number of criminals who are persistent offenders throughout their lives and who commit a great deal of crime.
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a. presumed competent to testify. b. must prove they are competent to testify. c. are presumed incompetent to testify. d. are only competent to testify as neutral witnesses.
Most deaths from alcohol cirrhosis occur in those who are 40 – 65 years of age
a. True b. False
In Beaumont and Tocqueville’s outline, which prison did they consider to be even worse than Walnut Street Jail?
a. Auburn b. Sing Sing c. Pittsburgh d. Cherry Hill
The Miranda warnings must be given:
a. immediately upon arresting an individual. b. only to those suspects interrogated in the custody of police. c. to all witnesses who may be called upon to testify in court. d. to anyone being interrogated by the police.