According to Valdez's (2003) research, which gang serves the primary function of offering its members protection?
a. Transitional gangs
b. Barrio-territorial gangs
c. Non-adult dependent gangs
d. Adult-dependent gangs
C
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Someone who ranks a list of crimes from "least severe" to "most severe" is
operating at the _______ level of measurement. a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval/ratio d. all of the above
The victim/witness advocate is not directly involved with the crime victim
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The criminal victimization of college students is strongly associated with:
a. the extent to which they exercise rational choice. b. the number of hours of television they watched as children. c. the extent to which they party on campus and use recreational drugs. d. their social class background.
The General Theory of Crime suggests that all types of criminal and deviant behavior can be explained by a lack of self-control. This is an example of a(n) ______________ theory
a. integrated b. unicausal c. bicameral d. complete