The prefatory note to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 attributed the increase in drug use to these two factors:
a. Depression and mental illness
b. Increased mobility and affluence
c. Inexpensiveness and strength of drugs
d. None of the above
b
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An example of a variable that is often used in matching procedures would include which of the following?
A. age B. gender C. year in school D. all of these
A 21-year-old male is charged with theft after stealing from a police officer posing as homeless person with cash sticking out of her pocket. Which defense may the offender claim?
A. entrapment B. necessity C. age D. duress
According to Sutherland:
a. crime results due to economic inequality and a lack of self-control. b. an individual will choose crime when he/she lives in relative deprivation. c. people pursue criminal behavior to the extent they identify with members of reference groups who engage in criminal behavior. d. a person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to the violation of law over definitions unfavorable to the violation of law.
Punishment designed to affect the future choice and behavior of individuals and targeted at individuals who have already been convicted is called:
A. incapacitation. B. specific deterrence. C. rehabilitation. D. retribution. E. general deterrence.