The three types of biases that undermine the ability of any social scientists to achieve objectivity and draw conclusions based on solid evidence are most completely described as those deriving from _____,
a. personal, political, and academic pressures
b. victim advocates, politicians, and the media
c. conservative and liberal extremists, academic pressures, and personal experiences
d. personal experiences, the legacy of the discipline, and the mood of the times
D
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Generally, the three elements of robbery are:
a. the wrongful taking of another person's property, through the use of force, against the person's will. b. theft with a gun, by a person, against another person. c. the wrongful taking of personal property, from a person or in the person's presence, against the person's willby force or threat of force d. the intentional theft, of personal property, from another against their will.
Which of the following is not a concern about the use of social media by the police?
A) It serves as a force multiplier. B) It permits cop-baiting. C) It increases officers' community exposure. D) It releases information without adequate filtering.
A jury that cannot reach a verdict and becomes hopelessly deadlocked is known as a hung jury
a. True b. False
Jeremy Bentham and Cesare Beccaria supported the _______ theory of punishment.
a. rehabilitation b. incapacitation c. just deserts d. deterrence