The argument that crime can be reduced by increasing individuals’ sense of ownership and generating a sense of belonging in an area through its physical design is central to the idea of ______.

a. atavism
b. defensible space
c. general deterrence
d. hedonism


b. defensible space

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When women are treated less harshly than male suspects by the police and the criminal justice system given traditional gender expectations and notions of them being the "weaker sex", we are defining:

a. sexism c. stereotyping b. chivalry hypothesis d. sexual bias

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According to Kant, all of the following are motivations for humans to act, expect?

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A ____________________ sentence fixes the term of imprisonment at a specific period of time

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a. the procedure of affording an opportunity for the offender to be heard and then telling him how he falls short of qualifying for parole is sufficient due process. b. parolees do not have the right to counsel during a parole hearing

c. counsel may talk for the prisoner during the hearing. d. the state has to provide counsel to indigent parolees facing revocation.

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