"Define stalking and explain how extensive the problem is today. How has the new electronic age added to the problem of stalking and what can be done about it?"
What will be an ideal response?
Stalking is defined as repeated conduct which places a person, or his or her family, in reasonable fear of death, sexual assault, or bodily injury (page 158 in text). It is also, "the act or an instance of following another by stealth or the offense of following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, with the purpose of annoying or harassing that person or committing a further crime such as assault or battery"
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1. Liberation thesis a. Lack of guilt and empathy 2. Labeling theory b. Self-fulfilling prophecy 3. Psychopathy c. Sex-role socialization 4. Social control theory d. Convergence of female and male crime rates
The two basic principles of obligation are
A. the principle of maximizing good and some principle of justice B. the principle of maximizing societal good and individual good C. the principle of maximizing individual and societal justice D. the principle of maximizing good while ignoring evil
The definition of terrorism was expanded in the reauthorized PATRIOT Act in 2006 . Which of the following was NOT added to the definition?
a. inclusion of receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization b. being engaged in narco-terrorism c. criminalization of the act of planning a terror attack specifically against a mass transit entity or system d. using air missiles against civilians
According to Beccaria, perfecting ______ is the “surest but most difficult way to prevent crimes.”
a. punishment b. taxes c. family structures d. education