Picture this scenario; several residences are burglarized during the weekdays, after noon, and every residence backs up to a park, greenway or golf course. Discuss if geography of these homes has a major influence on the crime or not.

What will be an ideal response?


Should be yes because the placement of the home with open areas has an affect on the likelihood that a criminal will use that to their advantage to strike. Using this information the police can effectively analyze why crime occurs.

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According to federal law, a criminal offense is a hate crime when such crime is motivated by:

a. race. b. sexual orientation. c. religion. d. all of the above.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The Warren Court era of the U.S. Supreme Court is known as creating more due process rights for juvenile offenders. 2. Juvenile courts need not use the same standard of proof as adult criminal courts use. 3. In the 1970s, 1880s, and 1990s, juvenile delinquents were viewed as scary and threatening people who needed to be treated more like adults. 4. Some sociolegal scholars advocate abolishing the juvenile court altogether. 5. Research has demonstrated that juveniles who get the assistance of lawyers in their cases typically receive harsher sentences than those with the same sentences who did not.

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At which of the following stages in the criminal justice process is an indigent defendant not guaranteed counsel paid for by the government?

A. plea bargaining B. trial C. first appearance D. discretionary appeal

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The power designated to an agent of the law over a person who has broken the law is _________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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