In Crimewarps (Bennett, 1987), there were a number of interesting predictions regarding the future of crime. Describe four of those predictions.

What will be an ideal response?


The computer will be the biggest generator of crime in the future; concentration of crime in the U.S. will continue to shift to the Sunbelt and the West; low birth rates and high work rates will leave a plethora of unguarded homes ripe for daytime burglary; growing service economy will create many part-time jobs that, combined with fewer student dropouts, will mean less crime; more abusive families will emerge as the number of young, single, poor, and undereducated mothers grows; industries with older workers will experience less theft; growth in the elderly population will increase medical quackery and insurance fraud; and fear of AIDS will reduce the demand for streetwalkers.

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Police are least likely to arrest the suspect when ______.

a. they themselves initiate the call b. the victim is hostile toward the suspect c. the suspect is hostile d. they are summoned to a call

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Over the past three decades, there have been few representative, nationwide epidemiological studies of children and adolescent mental health problems. 2. Results from epidemiological studies indicate that most children and adolescents in the United States have some form of mental health symptoms or disorders. 3. In terms of impairment on daily living, mental health disorders have a greater impact on younger children and adolescents. 4. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiance disorder are all more prevalent for boys than for girls. 5. There are two subtypes of oppositional defiance disorder: childhood-onset type and adolescent-onset type.

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_______________ requires a three-way approach that involves the offender, the victim, and the community

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Voluntary or nonnegligent manslaughter refers to a killing committed in the heat of passion or during a sudden quarrel that provoked violence

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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