What is known about mental disorders and crime?
a. It is possible that the link between mental illness and crime is spurious and caused by some other factor
b. Mentally ill offenders are more likely to have low recidivism rates than non-mentally-ill offenders.
c. Research suggests that people who suffer from mental illness seem to be less antisocial than members of the general population.
d. Male offenders seem to have more serious mental health disorders than do female offenders.
a
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Ethical relativism assumes that ______.
a. all issues are related b. what is right or ethical may vary from person to person or culture to culture c. answers to ethical questions are relative to the etiology of the problem d. all people on the planet are related to each other in a symbiotic relationship
Michael received drug treatment while in prison, and has just been paroled. He coordinates with a halfway house to help him find housing and employment and reconnect with family members. What process is Michael engaging in?
A. reintegration and reconnection B. rehabilitation and parole supervision C. reorientation and programming D. reentry and aftercare
Police have probable cause to believe that a backpack holds contraband. They see the backpack being placed in a vehicle. Prior to the backpack being placed in the vehicle, they had no probable cause for a search of the vehicle itself. To validly stop the car and search the backpack, the police _____.
a. Must obtain a warrant to search the car b. Must obtain a warrant for the container c. Must wait until they have probable cause that the vehicle itself also contains contraband or is otherwise involved in criminal activity d. Need no further justification
An underage minor who engages in antisocial activities that are defined as criminal behavior by the state's legal code are known as:
a. status offenders b. juvenile delinquents c. convicts d. bad kids