Which of the following concepts suggests that each negative event in an offender’s life tends to limit the positive options available to the individual?
A) turning points
B) lack of competence in adolescense
C) cumulative disadvantage
D) social policy
Answer: C
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The approach taken to women offenders in the late Twentieth Century argued that since women present low risk to public safety they should receive greater consideration for community-based sentences that do men
a. True b. False
The famous Carrier’s case of 1473 in England:
a. provided a foundation for the modern law of theft, and a precedent for laws prohibiting employee theft b. upheld the principal that an individual in legal possession of property could not be charged with theft of that property c. established standards for care and caution in the transport of goods d. held that no legal distinction existed between the property of employers and the property of employees
Geographic profiling is an investigative strategy that uses the locations of a series of crimes to determine the most probable area of the ________.
A. next robbery B. location of gangs C. offender's residence D. most likely escape route
A deontological response to the situation would require George to:
a. remain passive, regardless of the consequences. b. consider the wishes of the robber as well as his own. c. fight hard against the robber, regardless of the injury he might inflict. d. only be concerned with protecting himself.