Being under the influence of alcohol___________ the likelihood of being victimized by criminal violence.
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) is unrelated to
(d) is related in an unknown fashion with
(e) none of the above
Answer: (a) increases
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A growing amount of evidence indicates that community policing and _____ may reduce crime and that community policing reduces fear of crime and may help lessen the incivilities of urban neighborhoods
a. Racial profiling in high-crime areas b. Prevention programs such as D.A.R.E. c. Directed police activity in crime hot spots d. Aggressive arrest tactics directed at minority males
What is the maximal age range of criminality for adults in the UCR crime rates?
a. 15–19 b. 20–24 c. 25–28 d. 29–33
Walter and Lee began making plans to rob a neighborhood bank. Barry agreed to be the lookout and the getaway driver as long as he got a percentage of the stolen money. Last Wednesday, Walter and Lee entered the Hillcrest Fields Bank wearing ski masks and armed with pistols. After 10 minutes, Walter and Lee left the bank with bags of cash and began to run toward Barry’s getaway car. However, they were confronted by a security officer who chased Walter and Lee from the bank. Walter fired his pistol at the officer, killing him. Which of the following is true?
a. Under the common law, Barry is liable as a principal in the second degree. b. Under the mere presence rule, any bystander in the bank who watched the bank robbery take place is an accomplice. c. Barry is not responsible for the security officer’s death under the natural and probable consequences rule. d. Only Walter is responsible for the death of the security officer.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In many victimless crimes, the offenders have customers rather than victims. 2. Folk crime refers to relatively common violations that occur in part because of the complexity of modern society. 3. Crimes without victims are described as “legislated morality” in which there is no identifiable victim other than the person himself or herself. 4. A large decrease in crime in New York City in the 1990s was attributed to “zero tolerance” policies, although this reason is often disputed. 5. Prostitution is sometimes referred to as the “world’s oldest profession.”