What started John Gotti's rise in the New York mob?
What will be an ideal response?
His rise in the New York mob began with an incident in 1972 when Manny Gambino (nephew to the all-powerful Carlo Gambino) was kidnapped and held for ransom. After receiving only part of the $350,000 ransom they had demanded, the kidnappers murdered their captive and dumped his corpse in a New Jersey garbage dum
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Which of the following is considered to be a standard narratives used by the media to construct women who commit very serious crimes?
a. good mothers b. good wives c. mythical monsters d. lack of physical attractiveness
According to the text, lifestyles are influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Social roles played by people. b. The proximity of law enforcement agents. c. Position in the social structure. d. Decisions about desirable behavior.
In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice awarded a grant to the RAND Corporation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal investigations by police agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below identify a major recommendation of this study?
A) Less serious crimes, such as drug violations, gambling, and prostitution, are major causes of serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. B) Patrol officers should be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations, providing greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while eliminating redundancy. C) There should be less emphasis on increased forensic resources for processing latent fingerprints and more emphasis on intelligence gathering. D) Crimes that require special investigative abilities should be handled by patrol officers and thus agencies should eliminate specialized investigators.