The average delay between arrest and sentencing is more than six months for inmates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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1. Criminality is the scientific study of crime and criminals. 2. The 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a strong resurgence of biosocial theories, which view behavior as the result of biological factors interacting with the environments of the actors involved. 3. The emotional pain and suffering experienced by crime victims is easy to quantify. 4. The criteria for judging the merits of a theory include predictive accuracy, predictive scope, simplicity, and falsifiability. 5. The role of human judgment in determining what is categorized as crime renders the category arbitrary.
Which of the following most closely belongs to the camp of social control theories, based on its focus on identifying the factors that lead to desistance from crime?
a. Age-graded theory b. Dual pathway developmental theory c. Integrated cognitive antisocial potential theory d. Super traits theory
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Stalking first entered our society’s consciousness after the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989. Rebecca was a 21-year-old actress starring in a popular sitcom, My Sister Sam. 2. Research suggests that men attending college are at greater risk of rape and sexual assault compared with women of the same age in the general population. 3. Prison rape typically remains a much talked about discussion in our society. 4. Historically, the first time an international court successfully convicted someone for the crime of rape during a genocide was in 1998, when the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda convicted Jean Paul Akayesu. 5. Rape is more than an act of violence; it is also a violation of the most intimate sort and strikes at our identities as women and men.
The Nixon administration and CREEP were involved in all of the following except:
A. payments of personal expenses. B. illegal campaign contributions. C. rewarding corporate friends with legislative action. D. use of funds to facilitate the China trade proposal.