What is a super-predator and how has the concept affected criminal justice?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary but should define super-predators as aggressive juvenile offenders believed to engage in frequent and dangerous behaviors, and should explain that they have not actually emerged. However, the belief in their existence led to the passage of new laws and affected the public's belief that the juvenile crime rate was increasing and that juveniles accounted for a large proportion of overall crime.
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It is not necessary for all police operations to have a stated goal. True False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Myron Orfield's study of police perjury revealed that ________ prosecutors surveyed had knowledge of police perjury "at least some of the time."
A) Nine out of ten B) Ten out of fifty C) Five out of twelve D) None of the above
As noted, the primary federal agency involved in recovery is:
A) Disaster Medical System. ?B) FEMA. C) DOD. ?D) National Medical Response Team.
All of the following are reasons we measure the extent of crime EXCEPT to ______ .
a. understand minority and mentally disordered populations b. identify crime trends c. understand cultures and subcultures d. measure quality of life