An example of disparity in criminal justice is:
A) the high arrest rates of 18- to 24-year olds.
B) the high rates at which female motorists are given a warning for speeding.
C) when people are randomly selected for enhanced security screenings at airports.
D) the different treatment minors receive.
E) ?seen in the fact that fewer elderly are arrested.
A
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a. True b. False
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a. Necessity occurs when an individual must harm an aggressor to ward off an attack. For self-defense, this is not the case. b. Necessity occurs when an offender has an incompetent attorney. For self-defense, this is not the case. c. Necessity occurs when an offender is tricked into committing a crime. For self-defense, this is not the case. d. Necessity occurs when offenders must break the law in order to save themselves or prevent some greater harm. For self-defense, this is not the case. e. Necessity and self-defense are the same thing.
The results of Burgess and Park's study using the concentric circles in the city of Chicago resulted in:
a. the finding that wherever the poorest people live will have the least amount of crime b. the finding that where the most wealthy people live will have the highest rates of property crime c. the finding that the crime rate will be the highest in the areas characterized by transition d. the finding that when people move from one zone to another, they take their criminal tendencies with them
Acts made unlawful by federal law include ________________
a. assault on a process server b. obstructing court orders c. tampering with or retaliating against witnesses d. all of the these