This theory suggests that crime occurs when an opportunity arises within the normal areas an offender travels, such as to and from work, recreation, school, and community activities
a. rational choice
b. routine activity theory
c. crime pattern
d. life-course
B
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Justice of the Peace Courts have jurisdiction over __________ matters
a. Misdemeanor criminal b. Major civil c. Felony criminal d. Minor civil
Current response to crime in American society is characterized as adhering to technocratic approach
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Police officers have much greater exposure to the act of suicide than does the greater population. 2. Role ambiguity is the confusion a person experiences related to the expectations of others. 3. Not all occupations involve stress, but stress is always harmful when it is present. 4. Police officers with greater seniority are less likely to report when they see their fellow officers committing unethical acts, compared to newer police officers, because the latter have been less socialized into the police subculture. 5. The “normative orders of policing”—law, bureaucratic control, adventure or machismo, safety, competence, and morality—may function to limit certain actions of police officers.
The overall conviction rate at trial for felonies is upward of:
a. 60 percent c. 80 percent b. 70 percent d. 90 percent