Define the term ideology and explain how this relates to criminological theory.
What will be an ideal response?
Ideology is a way of looking at the world; it is a general emotional picture of “how things should be.” This implies a selective interpretation and understanding of evidence that comes to our senses rather than an objective and rational evaluation of the evidence. Ideology forms, shapes, and colors our concepts of crime and its causes in ways that lead to a tendency to accept or reject new evidence according to how well or poorly it fits our ideology.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Mandatory arrest legislation eliminates discretion in an otherwise highly charged situation in need of immediate assessment and determinations. 2. The abuse of police discretion, and the lack of change to street-level justice, helped lead to discretionary arrest statutes 3. Both preferred and presumptive arrest are used interchangeably depending on the state. 4. Mandating arrest also addresses the fact that many people are undertrained and undereducated on effective domestic violence responses.
The type of crime regarded as least serious by the general public is:
a. manufacturing unsafe products b. selling contaminated food c. antitrust violations d. illegal price fixing
What is the name of the specialized wing of Hamas that conducts guerrilla warfare?
a. Hausa b. Qassem Brigade c. Irgun d. Islamic Brotherhood
Between 2010 and 2012, there were many important Supreme Court decisions regarding the legal rights of juveniles. During what other time period did the Supreme Court make a majority of the important decisions regarding juveniles’ legal rights?
A. 1920–1930 B. 1940–1950 C. 1950–1960 D. 1960–1970