Harms inflicted on a victim by an offender whose motivation derives primarily from hatred directed at a perceived characteristic of the victim are known as:

A) Prejudicial crimes. B) Hate crimes. C) Bias crimes. D) Bigoted crimes.


B

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What alternative sentencing options are available in many of our nation's criminal courts today? Describe alternative dispute resolution and restorative justice mechanisms

What will be an ideal response?

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What is noted about the image of police aggression as seen on television?

a. it is overplayed b. it is accurate c. no one notices it d. it is minimized

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The "terrible triad" is considered predictive of which type of crime?

a. Domestic violence b. Rape c. Robbery d. Serial murder

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The federal law that allows a court to detain an arrestee without bail on grounds of the arrestee’s dangerousness to the community is the ______ of 1984

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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