What factors do you think have been the most crucial in the dramatic increase in the incarceration rate? What current trends do you see as having the most important role in determining the incarceration rate for the foreseeable future?
What will be an ideal response?
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Nowhere is this symbiotic relationship between organized crime and the legitimate business community clearer than in the career of _____________ and the many opportunities that he and his associates provided for organized crime to move into business
and for business to profit from organized crime. a. Dave Beck b. Al Capone c. Elliot Ness d. Meyer Lansky
Blumstein and Beck found that eighty percent of California's recommitments stemmed from __________.
A. technical violations B. violent offenses C. new crimes D. None of these are correct
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Differential association theory consists of an explanation of the process of learning crime but does not address the content which is learned. 2. Along with Hirschi’s bond theory, Glaser’s social learning theory is considered today one of the most important theories in criminology. 3. Rational choice theory was adapted from the field of economics to explain law- breaking behaviors. 4. Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson argued that the convergence of three factors—motivated offenders, suitable targets, and the lack of neutralizations—makes crime more likely. 5. Consistent with get tough approaches to crime, research consistently finds that the severity of punishment is more important than certainty of punishment.
The United Nations Global Counter Terrorism Strategy was adopted by member states in 2006 – the strategy was formulated to:
a. create a globally acceptable definition for terrorism. b. create a global strategy to restrict financing of terrorism. c. promote member state participation in preventing the spread of WMD. d. take proactive steps individually and collectively to prevent and combat terrorism.