The consensus view of crime suggests that the definition of crime reflects the preferences and opinions of people who hold social power in a particular legal jurisdiction.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment means that _______________
a. a true classical experiment is hard to create in some areas of crime control b. legislators are highly effective in creating social policy to eliminate crime c. social phenomena such as crime is relatively simple to measure and thus produces a concrete field for study d. criminologists lack the expertise to properly identify and study a macro-level crime problem
Which of the following are crime indexes, published annually by the FBI?
a. FBI Journal b. Unified Crime Journal c. Unified Crime Report d. None of the above
This Act provided funding to process the backlog of rape kits.
A. Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act B. Justice for All Act C. Victims’ Rights Clarification Act D. Federal Victim Witness Protection Act
All of the following were identified as elements of the positivistic approach EXCEPT ______.
a. the application of the scientific method b. discovery and diagnoses of pathology that underlies the criminal’s actions c. punishment, either jail or prison d. treatment