Cohen and Felson's "routine activity theory" seeks to explain how environments create crime opportunities by:
a. Reducing the police in all neighborhoods
b. Bringing together an offender, a target, and the absence of a capable guardian
c. The criminal effect of people routinely gathering in public places
d. The differential association of good-bad activities
b
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A suspect's _______________ is protected by the privilege against self-incrimination
A. Diary B. Hair C. Photograph D. Voice
What role does age play in the rate of crime in the United States? Is age a consistent and reliable factor in criminality?
What will be an ideal response?
Beccaria argued that punishments for crimes should be _________ to the harm brought on by the crime
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following is the MOST TRUE about defining gangs?
A) The association avoids having any type of identifiable structure B) Intimidation to further its criminal objectives. C) The members engage in delinquency instead of criminal activity. D) A gang can be as few as two members.