Which type of criminology studies the body, mind, and the environment of the offender using the scientific method?
A. classical
B. neoclassical
C. positivist
D. victimology
E. criminogenic
Answer: C
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One avenue open to police would be a consent search since no warrant is needed for such a search. Police, to obtain valid consent, must follow proper and appropriate formalities. Which, if any, of the following procedures would probably be proper? A) Obtaining consent by sending two uniformed officers to the suspect's home, asking the permission of and receiving the permission from the suspect's ten year old daughter to conduct a search. B) Appearing at the front door and asking and receiving the consent of the suspect's spouse to look around the home. C) Asking and receiving permission of the suspect for a search. D) All of the above would make any search legal. E) Only B and C would produce a proper search based on consent.
Which pattern does research reveal regarding officers' involvement in use-of-force incidents?
A) ?Use-of-force incidents are almost always racially motivated. B) ?A small portion of officers account for a sizable portion of the abuses. C) ?Problem officers tend to be senior officers who are confident that their abuses will go unpunished. D) ?The most significant factor in controlling police brutality is the threat of criminal action. E) ?Officers were frequently on foot patrol and by themselves.
In the United States, the judicial system operates according to a(n) _______ system of justice
a. adversarial b. inquisitorial c. civil law d. authoritarian