Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Victim precipitation is defined as the extent to which a victim is responsible for his or her own victimization.
Ans: True
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Discuss the historical development of criminal law. What elements of criminal law from history can be directly applied to the way our justice system works today?
What will be an ideal response?
According to Akers’s social learning theory, which set of definitions helps to justify or excuse criminal behavior?
a. Positive b. General c. Abstract d. Neutralizing e. None of the above
An officer receives a call from dispatch informing him of a robbery in progress at a convenience store near a busy intersection in the middle of town
The officer proceeds to the scene without lights and siren so as not to alert the suspects that police are arriving. The officer arrives just south of the scene but remains out of sight of the store and notifies dispatch of his arrival. Soon thereafter, back up arrives and parks on the north side of the scene to cover the store from there. When approaching the store, what should the officers be looking for? A. He should be on the lookout for fleeing subjects and persons sitting in parked cars. B. He should look for signs of forced entry on the back door of the store. C. He should locate the exact location of the backup officer. D. He should be looking for physical evidence such as tire impressions, foot impressions, and other evidence.
Although the exoneration of death row inmates and subsequent decisions to impose a moratorium on executions, led to a decline in support, in October 2014, __ percent of Americans still reported that they favored the death penalty for people convicted of murder
a. 45 c. 75 b. 55 d. 63