Yochelson and Samenow (1976, 1977 ), created an approach that theorizes why someone commits a crime, stating that criminals exaggerate errors in their thinking and choose to commit crimes. This is called what?

A. Corrective Thinking
B. Yochelson-Samenow Effect
C. Error Exaggeration Effect (Triple E Phenomena)
D. Corrective Approach
E. Truthought Concept


A

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______________ involves the division of large amounts of cash into smaller denominations

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Sentencing discrimination can be identified when:

A. mitigating or aggravating circumstances have a disproportionate effect on sentencing. B. disparities can be attributed to extralegal variables such as gender, race, or socioeconomic status. C. similar offenders receive dissimilar punishments. D. offenders who have committed dissimilar crimes receive similar punishments.

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The Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Virginia, which held that exclusion of females was unconstitutional, involved denial of admission to a:

a. medical school.
b. golf tournament.
c. NASA astronaut training program.
d. military institute.

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In the United States, what is the "court of last resort"?

a. a state's supreme court b. the Executive Office of the President c. the U.S. Supreme Court d. the U.S. Attorney General's federal appeals court

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