Who coined the term “victimology”?

A. Hans von Hentig
B. Stephen Schaefer
C. Marvin Wolfgang
D. Benjamin Mendelsohn


Ans: D

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The main goal of jury selection is to:

A. lessen the number of peremptory challenges that a district attorney can raise in a preliminary hearing. B. produce a cross-section of the population in the jurisdiction where a crime was committed. C. prevent a mistrial from occurring. D. reduce the risk of a hung jury.

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

1. Enrico Ferri was one of the early positivists. 2. The Enlightenment ideas eventually led to the Positivist school of thought. 3. Positivist approaches to punishment invoked the notion of science to determine the causes of crime and craft the appropriate punishments. 4. Severity of punishment is the most effective element in deterrence.

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A continuing issue for probation officers is the size of their ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is not a heavily or closely regulated business for Fourth Amendment purposes?

a. A supermarket b. A liquor store c. An automobile junkyard d. A strip mine

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