What is the most important factor a prosecutor considers when deciding on criminal prosecution?
a. Existing caseloads
b. Police certainty of guilt
c. Sufficient evidence for conviction
d. The victim's wishes
c
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Those influences in a person's life that are believed to increase the probability that an individual will engage in criminal behavior are called
A) self-regulatory assumptions. B) criminogenic needs. C) risk factors. D) impulsive drives.
Labeling theory can be best classified as:
a. Classical, process, and conflict-oriented. b. Classical, structural, and consensus-oriented. c. Positivist, process, and consensus-oriented. d. None of the above
Another term for reactive violence is ______ violence.
A. impulsive B. expressive C. provoked D. instrumental
Any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person, or the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with an object.
a. Deviate sexual intercourse b. Sexual contact c. Sexual intercourse d. Sexual abuse