Racial threat theory contends that as the percentage of African Americans in the population increases, so does the amount of social control that the justice system aims at blacks.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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According to the text, the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adult backgrounds of female offenders has been consistently supported in the research literature
a. True b. False
This phenomenon suggests that a large proportion of offenders repeatedly target a small proportion of people and places, small numbers of locations account for large numbers of crime events, and a small proportion of offenders accounts for a large proportion of offenses.
a. Problem Analysis Triangle b. Repeat offender c. 80/20 rule d. Opportunity
In comparing traditional versus community policing organizational structure, which of the following statements is true?
A) Community policing models are similar to those in an intelligence-led policing organizational structure. B) Community policing models are based on Michel's "iron low of oligarchy" which advocates high specialization and a closed organizational design. C) Traditional policing models are rigid and formal, whereas community policing models are open to change and sensitive to the environment. D) Traditional policing models are non-bureaucratic and flat whereas community policing structure is closed and interactive.
Even slightly mishandling the victim, like a push, turns the pickpocket into a a. burglar
b. arsonist. c. robber. d. extortionist.