Two teenagers consenting to shooting BB rifles at each other, resulting in the loss of the sight in one eye due to injury from one of the BBs, is considered an accident by the courts because of the element of consent
a. True
b. False
b
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The ______ describes the emerging mode of conflict and crime in which the protagonists use network forms of organization and related doctrines, strategies, and technologies attuned to the information age.
A. Internet contagion theory B. netwar theory C. protagonist method D. combatant method
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Although they are generally antagonistic towards the capitalist state, progressive criminologists may call for stronger state action against corporate crime. 2. Contemporary deterrence research suggests that the subjective perception of being sanctioned is more important than the actual probability of it. 3. White collar crime is typically viewed as a highly instrumental crime. 4. In instances of general deterrence, punished offenders are dissuaded from committing further offenses after they have had legal sanctions imposed upon them. 5. Any theory of deterrence adopts, in some form, the classical criminological model of human beings as rational creatures.
Brutally remorseless, radically impulsive and extremely dangerous youngsters who continually commit violent crimes are referred to as _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Craft unions have typically been most effective in raising wage rates by:
A. Legislating a minimum wage rate above the competitive equilibrium level B. Increasing the demand for labor of union members C. Decreasing the supply of labor through licensing and training requirements D. Organizing all of the employees in a factory or industry and demanding wage hikes