How does the FBI's Uniform Crime Report definerobbery?

What will be an ideal response?


The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines robbery as the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

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When a cause of action may be filed in either state or federal court, the courts are said to have:

a. inferior jurisdiction b. concurrent jurisdiction c. original jurisdiction d. en banc jurisdiction

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The broadest term associated with governmental crime is:

a. abuse of power b. corruption c. bribery d. political scandal

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According to Beccaria, punishment should be imposed to

a. Obtain revenge against the offender. b. Prevent the offender from committing additional crimes. c. Injure the offender in the same way that the offender injured the victim. d. All of the above

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Women are more likely than men to become victims of violence within the family

a. True b. False

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