Arrest statistics do not accurately reflect the prevalence of adolescent delinquency because
older criminals lie about their age.
many offenders are never caught.
more juvenile offenses lead to arrest than do adult crimes.
police exaggerate juvenile crimes.
many offenders are never caught.
You might also like to view...
Which method is best for measuring the validity of criminal profilers?
a. Compare profilers' accuracy to that of other people who had the same information. b. Ask police investigators how often they found profilers' advice to be helpful. c. See how many cases were solved after receiving advice from profilers. d. Determine the percentage of statements by profilers that turn out to be correct.
Billy was in a car accident that damaged his hippocampus. Which of the following will likely NOT be true for Billy?
a. ?His explicit memory will be affected. b. ?His ability to use implicit memory will suffer. c. He will still be able to learn new skills. d. ?He will be unable to store new long-term declarative memories.
Humanistic, social-learning, and cognitive theories differ dramatically from the psychodynamic approach. Give capsule summaries of the theories of Carl Rogers, Walter Mischel, and Albert Bandura. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each theory?
What will be an ideal response?
A researcher wants to determine which logo is the most effective at inspiring people to take public transportation. According to your text, what type of research design would best answer this question?
a. computer model b. correlational c. experiment d. naturalistic observation