Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Social disorganization theory was developed to explain patterns of deviance and crime across social locations.
2. Shaw and McKay found that rates of delinquency do not appear to be clustered and are far from the central business districts.
3. Recent immigrants tend to live the closest to the central business districts.
4. Poverty, population turnover, and racial/ethnic heterogeneity factors were used to characterize neighborhoods with high rates of delinquency.
5. Longitudinal data is cost efficient and easy to collect.
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
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a. property crimes b. drug-related crimes c. violent crimes d. public-order crimes
A suspect who has an attorney is asked to waive his or her Miranda rights during the first interrogation. Although the attorney is not present, the suspect voluntarily and intelligently waives all Miranda rights. This waiver is
a. invalid because the attorney is not present. b. invalid because the police must allow the suspect to consult with an attorney before asking for a waiver. c. valid because a suspect who has already has an attorney loses the Miranda right to an attorney. d. valid.
What exception to the exclusionary rule says that, even if officers break the law, unless their lawbreaking causes the seizure of evidence, the evidence is admissible in court?
a. the collateral use exception b. the good-faith exception c. the attenuation exception d. the inevitable discovery exception
The US Department of Justice has guidelines which Diane that follow to determine whether a case should be dismissed? Which guideline below would Diane likely use in determining whether to dismiss a felony drug case?
a. federal law enforcement priorities. b. nature and seriousness of the offense. c. deterrent effect of prosecution d. None of the above.