Identify from below how an institutional anomie theorist would explain the crime of bank robbery.
A. The offender must have come from a community that lacked informal social controls.
B. The offender engaged in innovation to reach a legitimate goal through illegitimate means.
C. The offender was influenced by America's strong cultural emphasis on economic success.
D. The offender did not have coping mechanisms in place to adequately deal with his/her negative emotions.
C. The offender was influenced by America's strong cultural emphasis on economic success.
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The idea that offenders are not to be trusted and should be constrained is associated with ______.
a. deterrence b. retribution c. incapacitation d. rehabilitation
Based on the assumptions of indeterminate sentences and rehabilitation programs, __________ release is designed to allow the parole board to release incarcerated people to conditional supervision in the community when they are deemed "ready" to live as law-abiding citizens.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Two friends buy a boat together. One of the men becomes angry at the other and tears up the boat that they purchased together. What offense, if any, has been committed?
a. Disorderly conduct b. Criminal mischief c. Assault d. Reckless damage or destruction
When criminal complaints are found through investigation to be unfounded, they are eliminated from the actual count in the Uniform Crime Report
Indicate whether the statement is true or false