Define crime. What are the various ways that crime is measured? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these measurements.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Crime: Any act or omission of an act for which the state can apply sanctions.
2. Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is a national database of nearly 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention.

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Twitter and Facebook are examples of

a. social media. b. dramaturgical analysis. c. the Thomas theorem. d. face-to-face social interaction.

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What is the appropriate conclusion?

A) Reject null hypothesis B) Do not reject null hypothesis C) It cannot be determined without also knowing the population mean. D) It cannot be determined without also knowing the population SD or its estimate.

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During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from rural areas in the South to new rural areas in the North.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Exploitation theory is useful for discussing the experiences of which minority group in the United States?

A. Chinese Americans B. Japanese Americans C. Mormons D. both Japanese Americans and Chinese Americans

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