Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Murder is the most common felony violent crime.
2. Wealthy, white females are at the highest risk for rape victimization.
3. The United States maintained a relatively low, stable murder rate throughout its history, until a sharp rise in violence that took place during the mid- to late-1990s.
4. In street culture, robbery is one way of obtaining respect and status.
5. The vast majority of forcible rapes are committed by a stranger to the victim.
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
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This theory credits the propensity to commit crime to intimate peer groups which encourage favourable definitions to crime.
a. social disorganization theory b. radical criminological theory c. differential association theory d. general strain theory
Explain the primary limitation of Tappan’s definition of crime.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is LEAST likely to occur during the interaction that leads to a victim-precipitated homicide?
a. A growing definition of the situation as one requiring the use of violence b. Attempts at restoring face c. Attempts by members of the audience to the interaction to disarm the participants d. A perceived attack on a participant's identity or reputation
Which of the following best describes the results of the Christopher Commission?
A. guidelines that police are to exercise the minimum amount of force necessary to control a suspect B. definitions of the term arrest C. recommendations for off-duty officers who witness a crime in commission D. descriptions of the "deadly force triangle"