Police-initiated action directed at a suspect or group of suspects based solely on race is ______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


racial profiling

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The definition of felony murder includes each of the following except:

a. The offender directly intended to kill the victim. b. It is considered to be spontaneous. c. When a stranger is robbed or carjacked and dies in the process. d. 60% of convicted robbers/murderers reported committing the robbery with a partner.

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Decreasing arrest and imprisonment rates suggest that:

A. due process values are strong. B. crime control values are strong. C. critical thinking is weak. D. intuitive thinking is weak.

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______ published Sociobiology in 1975 which proposed to interpret all of the new discoveries of the social and behavioral sciences in essentially biological terms.

A. Ellis B. Dawkins C. Wilson D. Walsh

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The theory that links the onset of criminality to the weakening of the ties that bind people to society is:

a. social learning theory. b. differential association theory. c. differential reinforcement theory. d. social bond theory.

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