Explain why theory is needed. What does it help us accomplish?
What will be an ideal response?
Help us understand and explain crime causation; help us make sense of random and seemingly unrelated facts; are not laws or facts; will not lead us to one “key” explanation of criminal behavior
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Another name for predictor variables is ______.
a. dependent variables b. independent variables c. intervening variables d. confounding factors
Poor children’s neighborhoods are more likely to be violent, and poor children are more likely to
a. have access to drugs, come in contact with gangs, and be pressured to join the military service. b. have access to drugs, come in contact with gangs, and be pressured to commit crimes. c. have access to drugs, come in contact with philanthropists, and be pressured to join the military service. d. work harder to get out of poverty and escape the violence.
The privilege against self-incrimination protects an accused person from being forced to give evidence of a “testimonial or communicative nature,” but not from being compelled to produce “real or physical evidence” as decided in __________
A) Pennsylvania v. Muniz (1990) B) United States v. Hubbell (2000) C) Miranda v. Arizona (1966) D) Rhode Island v. Innis (1980)