Many problems have been identified with victimization surveys. Which of the following involves victims believing the crime occurred within the desired reporting period when in fact it occurred long before?

A. forgetting about criminal incidents
B. forward telescoping
C. memory decay
D. backward telescoping


Ans: B. forward telescoping

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A. formal rules of the prison facility. B. informal rules of the prison subculture. C. norms that inmates bring with them to the prison. D. code of the streets.

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Émile Durkheim examined what phenomena in 19th-century Europe?

a. Drug use by adults b. Community disorganization c. Social influences on suicide d. Juvenile delinquents

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Which of the following is a myth about serial killers?

A. Serial killers are only motivated by sex. B. Serial killers are all dysfunctional loners. C. Serial killers are all white males. D. All of the answers are correct.

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