Discuss reasons a victim may not report a crime to the criminal justice system.

What will be an ideal response?


1) The victim believed nothing could be done about the incident; 2) the victim felt that the crime incident was not important enough to report to the police; 3) the victim perceived the incident was too private or personal; and 4) the victim thought that the police would not want to be inconvenienced with the crime incident.

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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It is not absolute poverty that is associated with criminality and violence, but rather inequality. This is sometimes referred to as ______?

a. shame b. strain theory c. anomie d. economic deprivation

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Unlike adults that are arrested, juveniles enter the system through the ______ branch.

a. intake b. adjudication c. disposition d. waiver

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