According to Gottfredson and Hirschi in their general theory of crime, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
a. Lower intelligence is related to a greater risk of crime.
b. Criminality traits are naturally present from birth.
c. Criminals have special motivations, needs, and desires.
d. Crime is attractive to those with a propensity towards it.
Answer: c
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a. monitoring data traveling along a data network. b. scavenging through a business's garbage looking for useful information. c. exploiting the telephone system's vulnerabilities to acquire free access to Internet provider systems. d. a method in which a device is placed in a card reader to record sensitive information.
The rapid growth of community relations programs resulted from the
a. violent confrontations of the mid-to-late 1960s b. new civil rights movement of the 1970s c. increased federal spending under the Clinton administration d. anti-crime efforts of the Nixon administration
According to several criminologists, we should shift focus from explaining criminal behavior to explaining criminal law. Do you believe this to be true? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
All 35 states that have a death penalty authorize the use of lethal injection
a. True b. False