How does the diversity of the Hispanic population affect victimization data?
What will be an ideal response?
The Bureau of Justice Statistics considers the “Hispanic” category as consisting of persons of any race. Some Hispanics report that they consider themselves white, black, American Indian, or Asian, a point that needs to be considered when examining the statistical data on crime and victimization rates
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A hate crime is a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin
a. True b. False
Which of the following standards would be violated by a warden allowing inmates to strike or even to fight against each other?
A. Deliberate indifference B. Gang violence C. Identifiable human needs D. Hands-off doctrine
Which of the following is a disadvantage of setting up independent agencies for releasing youths from training centers?
A) Ideological differences between agency members and the youths can lead to major disadvantages for the youths. B) Agencies can be easily bribed and thus manipulated. C) Agency members tend to overreact to the youth's behavior. D) Agencies are too far removed from the institutions to know what is happening on the inside.
Which of the following cases involved the wrongful arrest of a deaf man who was beaten and arrested by police for resisting arrest?
A) Jackson v. Town of Sanford B) Lewis v. Truitt C) Gohier v. Enright D) Schorr v. Borough of Lemoyne