The “superpredator” form of moral panic erroneously predicted the emergence of a dangerous class of ______.
a. juvenile offenders
b. sex offenders
c. violent psychotics
d. armed robbers
Ans: A
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a. True b. False
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a. It permits the employment of warlike measures concurrently with law enforcement measures. b. It enables the executive branch of government to exercise wide powers under the authority of the president as commander-in-chief. c. It gives the executive the leverage to demand almost any resources in the furtherance of winning the war. d. all of these
Under the federal RICO Act, a pattern of racketeering activity is shown if the accused has committed at least two related ________ offenses with a 10-year period
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
According to William Sheldon, _______ have the greatest likelihood of becoming criminal offenders
a. ectomorphs b. mesomorphs c. endomorphs d. balanced types