Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Instrumental violence is motivated by emotions such as rage and jealousy.
2. The Uniform Crime Reporting Program features official arrest data from state and local law enforcement agencies.
3. The NCVS is one of several ongoing self-report surveys in which interviewed persons are asked about the number and characteristics of victimizations they have experienced during the previous year, regardless of whether they reported these victimizations to the police.
4. A recent study of juvenile offenders examined whether males and females of different races/ethnicities differentially recalled incidents of self-reported offending compared to official records and concluded that, “the SRO [self-reported offending] measure produces a reasonably good indicator of illegal activities.”
5. U.S. murder rates are about three times higher than all other countries.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
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What has research into intensive supervision shown about the effectiveness of intensive supervision?
a. Intensive supervision is significantly more effective than traditional supervision. b. Intensive supervision is far less effective than traditional supervision. c. Research has produced mixed results with no clear indication that the process is successful. d. No research has been conducted.
Proceedings in lower courts are often more informal in nature than they are in appellate courts or trial courts.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the United States, left-wing terrorist violence has usually originated from which of the following motivations?
a. Ideological beliefs b. Ethno-nationalist tendencies c. Racial intolerance d. Both “ideological beliefs” and “ethno-nationalist tendencies”
Recruitment into criminal careers does not begin until adulthood
a. True b. False