Cressey proposed that syndicate crime in the United States is characterized by a nationwide alliance of tightly knit families and a membership composed of Sicilian and Italian descendants in what is known as the ______ Theory.
a. Cosa Nostra
b. Enterprise
c. Syndicate
d. The Patron
a. Cosa Nostra
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Which is considered the primary source of information on the use of illicit drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. population, aged 12 and older?
a) DAWN report b) National Survey on Drug Use and Health c) MTF d) U.S. Report on Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence
Three general categories are recognized to describe the forms of homicide: justifiable, excusable, and inexcusable
a. True b. False
In her study of staff members supervising a cottage of boys in a juvenile training facility, what did Inderbitzin (2006) find regarding the different role correctional officers take when supervising children?
a. Their role does not change from the type of role they take on in adult facilities. b. They serve as their adolescent inmates’ guardians, keepers, counselors. and role models. c. The staff members who are most effective are those who take on a hack role. d. They dislike working with juveniles.
What standard of proof is necessary to find a defendant guilty as charged?
A. preponderance of the evidence B. clear and convincing evidence C. probable cause D. beyond a reasonable doubt