Teenage gang members are responsible for a large proportion of all violent offenses committed during the adolescent years.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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New Zealand also created this act to protect victims of family violence by providing for a woman's right to get a protective order:
a. Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power b. Victims of Offenses Act c. Domestic Protection Act d. Protection Against Domestic Violence Act
Frederick Lawrence argues that criminals motivated by bias deserve to be punished more severely than those who commit identical crimes for other motives. Why is this so?
A. Because bias crimes are more likely to be violent and result in serious physical injury to the victim. B. Because bias crimes harm not only the victim but also the "target community." C. Because bias crimes violate the shared value of equality among citizens. D. Bias crimes should be punished more severely for all these reasons.
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) rebellion B) innovation C) ritualism D) conformity
Approximately _______________ of the prisons in the United States are classified as maximum-security prisons
a. one quarter b. half c. three quarters d. two thirds