A growing portion of the correctional population consists of parolees who failed on the outside
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In a study of the effectiveness of a new cancer drug, the researcher administering the medication is unaware of which patients are receiving the new drug and which are receiving a placebo. This is an example of ______.
A. the self-fulfilling prophecy B. a double-blind procedure C. the Hawthorne effect D. generalizability
The process of becoming stigmatized by crime labels is interactive. Labeling theorists blame the establishment of criminal careers on:
a. parents. c. teachers. b. crime control agencies. d. the criminals themselves.
In her classic study of shoplifters, Mary Owen Cameron found that about ______ percent of all shoplifters were professionals
a. 5 c. 20 b. 10 d. 40
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Politicality refers to the fact that only violations of rules made by a government authority can be crimes. 2. For an act to qualify as a crime there must be some punishment attached that the government will administer. 3. The term actus reus refers to a person having a “guilty mind.” 4. Under strict liability, a person can be guilty of a crime even if there was no intent to cause harm. 5. Today, almost all U.S. states use the M’Naghten rule as the primary means for determining insanity in court.