Why is early onset an important factor in crime?
a. Because the earlier that antisocial behavior is identified, the earlier that turning points can be implemented.
b. Because latent traits may have gone unnoticed or unidentified at birth.
c. Because early onset of antisocial behavior predicts later and more serious criminality.
d. Because early onset of antisocial behavior is void of the crime-non-crime choice mechanism suggested by Wilson and Herrnstein.
C
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A characteristic of the addict-robber is that robberies are not committed when the addict is high on drugs but rather when he or she needs money to purchase drugs
a. True b. False
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. If one accepts the proposition that corporations are more rational than individuals, it should generally follow that corporations can be more easily deterred than individuals. 2. The educational and job-training dimensions of rehabilitation are seen as especially applicable to white collar offenders. 3. According to the text, any rehabilitation of white collar offenders is likely to take place outside of correctional insitutions. 4. Probation has typically been regarded as more appropriate for individual white collar offenders than for conventional offenders. 5. The notion of probation for organizations predates the idea of probation for individuals.
Research finds that mature coping in the prison system is ______.
A. absent B. relatively rare C. relatively common D. very common
While drug courts were originally a response to criminal justice ________, they subsequently became part of a therapeutic jurisprudence
a. underfunding b. reform c. policy changes d. overcrowding