Which victimization theory claims that victims may initiate, either actively or passively, the confrontation that leads to their victimization?

a. Victim precipitation theory
b. Deviant place theory
c. Victim impulsivity theory
d. Routine activities theory


a

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______ specifically refers to the concept that people have the capacity to make choices, and the moral responsibility to make moral choices regardless of any constraints that might exist.

a. human agency b. hedonistic calculus c. rationality d. positivism

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Intrafamily assaults are generally known as___________________ _________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The Supreme Court has adopted which of the following readings of the Fourth Amendment regarding stops and frisks? The Fourth Amendment:

a. protects only full arrests and searches. b. equates stops and arrests. c. equates frisks and searches. d. requires a lesser quantum of proof or suspicion for stop than for arrest.

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Which ONE of the following statements does NOT correctly reflect the view of the Supreme Court concerning the rights of prisoners?

a. A prison inmate retains those First Amendment rights "that are not inconsistent with his status as a prisoner or with the legitimate penological objectives of the corrections system.". b. Prisons regulations cannot infringe the inmates' free assembly and association. c. Prisoners must be granted the right of access to the courts. d. Prison officials have broad latitude to restrict visitation privileges if there is reason to believe that an inmate is receiving contraband being smuggled into the prison by visitors.

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