What is the “CSI Effect”?
What will be an ideal response?
Key points include explaining the effect that popular crime dramas such as “Crime
Scene Investigation” have on real issues of criminal justice.
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Research on discrimination in the sentencing process has found that ______,
a. Blacks are disproportionately given more severe sentences than Whites b. past criminal record affects sentencing more than race c. Blacks receive proportionately more “three-strikes” sentences than Whites d. Blacks receive proportionately fewer sentences of probation than Whites
Identify geographical information systems and explain their benefit to police.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Criminality is one of the three central behaviors of ADHD. 2. Youths at the fireplay stage of firesetting often use fire to destroy property. 3. The majority of juvenile offenders grow up to become chronic adult offenders. 4. The majority of firesetters are young males. 5. Developmental psychologists typically view adolescents as less responsible for their behavior than adults.
Which of the following terms refers to “rejecting the goals and values of one’s culture and substituting a new set of goals and values for them”?
A) conformity B) ritualism C) innovation D) rebellion