The theory that implicitly or explicitly harboring stereotypes associating Blacks with crime may cloud an officer’s judgment about a person is known as ______.
A. fight-or-flight response
B. attribution theory
C. confirmation bias theory
D. framing theory
B. attribution theory
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The characteristics of destructible, occupied, near, and easy are from
a. chain networks b. military strikes against terrorist groups c. the acronym EVIL DONE as attractive targets d. al-Qaeda's handbook
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Hate crime laws make a person's __________ an important attendant circumstance to his or her criminal act.
A. motive B. mens rea C. ethnicity D. negligence
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Define “defensive or protective behaviors” and give two examples.
What will be an ideal response?
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Which of the following is the newest field of study?
A. criminology B. constitutional law C. legal studies D. criminal justice
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