Initially, citizens did not support a formal and professional police force in the US. Why did opinions change in the 1830s?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer may include: the growth of the cities and the heterogeneity of the population, an impression that crime was out of control, mass immigration, beliefs that poverty, crime, vice, and disease were on the rise, riots and fires in major cities, and economic depressions.
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What distinguishes organized crime from most other forms of criminal behavior?
a. it emanates from a continuing enterprise b. its crimes are not rationally planned c. it does not require force, threats, monopoly control, or corruption to insulate itself from prosecution d. it never caters to public demand for illicit goods and services
A mandatory sentence of one year:
A) is satisfied by the offender serving one year less 1/3 off for good time credit. B) is satisfied by the offender serving 6 months. C) must be served in its entirety. D) None of the above
Which crime has the highest clearance rate because of arrests?
A) ?robbery B) ?murder C) ?motor vehicle theft D) ?rape
An example of a prison program is a self-defense training session for the staff
a. True b. False