Most self-report studies tend to focus on juvenile offending
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following was not one of the main concepts carried over from the earliest cellular institutions?
A) A monastic regimen of silence and expiation B) Community-centered labor C) Withholding food from inmates D) Individual sleeping areas
What is the relationship between fear and crime?
a. Fear causes people to commit crime. b. Fear of crime is experienced more by people who live in less crime-ridden areas. c. Fear is often based on experience: People living in areas with especially high crime rates are most likely to experience fear. d. Fear is a product of people living in neighborhoods that experience high levels of crime and civil disorder who become suspicious and mistrusting.
In considering public policy about punishment, a utilitarian would argue that punishment is justified if:
a. The pain and suffering to those who are punished is outweighed by the benefits of punishment b. Those benefits cannot be achieved with less suffering c. Those benefits cannot be achieved at a lower cost to those who are being punished d. All of the above
Under the Gregg decision, states must have hearings to determine guilt and the proper sentence
a. bifurcated b. trifurcated c. subjective d. unbiased