According to the text, when evaluating the success of crime prevention programs, they should be carefully examined for all of the following reasons except:
a. Measuring what did not happen is nearly impossible.
b. Crime is usually overreported.
c. The reduction in reported crime could be the result of the crime prevention program or occur because the responsible criminal or criminals left town, went to jail on some other charge, died, and so on.
d. Crime can be influenced by everything from season and weather changes, school truancy rates, and the flu.
b
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The antisocial behavior of life-course persistent offenders tends to
a. vary considerably across time and place. b. remain stable in different situations, but vary over time. c. remain stable across time, with some variation based on situation. d. remain stable across time and place.
Both criminal careers and legitimate careers:
a. involve upward mobility over time. b. develop within stable organizational contexts. c. have a well-defined sequence of stages. d. involve skills and commitment.
Evidence-based practices imply three principles. Which principle does evidence-based practice not imply?
a. One outcome is desired over others. b. It is measurable. c. It is defined according to practical realities. d. It is defined according to value-oriented standards.
According to criminologists and sociologists of crime, white collar and corporate crime
(a) steals money from the public but causes no physical harm. (b) steals money from the public and causes physical harm as well. (c) does not steal money from the public but causes physical harm. (d) neither steals money from the public nor does it cause physical harm. (e) none of the above