Surette (2011) notes that in modern society the mediated crime event displaces the actual event and ______.
a. makes it seem far worse than it does when it is not displaced
b. allows us to frame our fear of crime differently
c. the vicarious pleasure of seeing crime on television is far preferable to being victimized
d. allows police to make an arrest more easily
c. the vicarious pleasure of seeing crime on television is far preferable to being victimized
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A) incarceration of less than one year in a city or county jail. B) a short jail term followed by short-term probation. C) fines. D) All of the above
The "Chicago School" is associated with which of the following?
a. Biological positivism b. Urban ecology c. Social control d. Theories of strain
The sociological imagination reminds us to view our personal problems as more important than social problems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Laws regulating public morality have sometimes been criticized as contributing to a "crisis of ________," resulting in a substantial diversion of police, prosecutorial, and judicial time, personnel, and resources
A) faith B) the judiciary C) overcriminalization D) law