What is the major difference between classical and positivist theories of crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Classical theories posits that individuals engage in crime as a result of free will.
Positivist theories posits that crime is the result of biological, psychological, and
sociological factors.
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During the search of a crime scene, it is easy to tell which items are evidence; the primary difficulty is in collecting the items
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Lee received an e-mail that appeared to be from Wiscont Bank, a bank in which he has an account. The e-mail required him to input his account details and password for verification. After a few days, he noticed many unknown withdrawals from his bank account. When he contacted Wiscont Bank, it denied sending any such e-mail. In this scenario, Lee was a victim of _____.
A. cyberstalking B. phishing C. hacking D. troubleshooting
Our criminal justice system features an ______ system during trials, in which prosecutors and defense attorneys battle to win cases.
A. subcultural B. judicial C. adversarial D. competitive
Legislatures concerned with the correctional goal of treatment prescribe a(n):
a. determinate sentencing scheme. b. indeterminate sentencing scheme. c. mandatory sentencing scheme. d. presumptive sentencing scheme.