According to the concept of _______, if offenders are punished severely, the experience will convince them not to repeat their illegal acts.
a. retribution
b. general deterrence
c. restorative justice
d. specific deterrence
d. specific deterrence
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Which court case required a convicted purse-snatcher to wear taps on his feet?
a. Breed v. Jones b. People v. McDowell c. People v. Gordon d. Bienz v. State
An apparent causal relationship that is illusionary due to the effect of an unseen or initially hidden causal factor is called _________
If the unseen factor has a causal impact on both an independent and dependent variable, it produces a false impression that there is a relationship between them. a. spurious relationship b. reductionism c. tautology d. teleology e. ecological fallacy
A few states make conviction of a felony and the resulting incarceration grounds for uncontested divorce.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
All of the following lines of inquiry were explored by scholars interested in white-collar crime except ______.
A. they explored the dimensions and costs of white-collar criminality by writing textbooks or compiling collections of readings about white-collar criminals B. they initiated a social movement to end the war on crime C. they explored the difficult issue of how white-collar crime should be controlled D. they developed theories of white-collar crime