Which one of the following people would be most at risk of experiencing homicide?
a. A 20 year old Hispanic female
b. An 18 year old Black male
c. A 50 year old White male
d. A 65 year old Chinese female
b. An 18 year old Black male
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A(n) __________ is an act by a governor or the president that forgives the prisoner and rescinds the sentence
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Theories of crime which focus on preventing crime in the future are termed ______.
a. utilitarian b. contingent c. retributivist d. overt
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Hobbes asserted that people who were not afraid of punishment could be effectively deterred. 2. Motivated offenders are always present, according to routine activities theory. 3. The Green River Killer’s case is a good example of routine activities theory. 4. The three-strike law has been shown to be ineffective as a specific deterrent. 5. A notable paradox in criminology is that efforts of deterrence do not work well with those we want to deter the most because they have nothing to fear.
“Offender factors” that explain misidentification include:
a. People are unable to accurately identify the features of individuals from another race. b. The perpetrator may have hidden his or her features while committing the crime. c. People are not accustomed to paying close attention to people they encounter. d. All of the above *e. Only a and b