An advocate of tough-on-crime measures is interested in showing the rise in crime rates. He wants to present a graph in which the rise in crime is exaggerated. To do so, he should do which of the following?
A. shorten the horizontal axis
B. lengthen the vertical axis
C. create bars of equal width
D. eliminate cross-hatching
Answer: B
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1. There is a single specific profile for all terrorists. 2. The use of explosives to wreak havoc and kill innocent civilians has been seen worldwide. 3. The lone wolf terrorist is integrated within a large and cohesive group. 4. Terrorist acts are intended to strike fear into a civilian population. 5. Extremist groups are simply following the dictates of mainstream religion.
This investigative tactic employed by police involved “rounding up the usual suspects.”
A. dragnet B. the third degree C. curbside justice D. rogues gallery
Explain the Public Safety Realignment (PSR) policy and how the Supreme Court reacted to the policy.
What will be an ideal response?
Craig __________, the first African American district attorney elected in Dallas County in 2006, inherited an office with what some have called a "convict at all costs" policy
After taking office he dismissed nine prosecutors in the office and established a "Conviction Integrity Unit." Fill in the blank(s) with correct word