What is the CSI effect?
What will be an ideal response?
The CSI effect is a contested phenomenon in which jury members’ in criminal trials are thought to base their assessment of the strength of the prosecution’s case on the presence/absence of scientific and technical evidence. Not unlike the erroneous belief in the ubiquity of “criminal profilers” who hunt down serial killers, another and perhaps more plausible effect is the rising popularity of degrees in criminology, criminal justice, and the creation of university forensic science programs.
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Under Fox and Levin's model, ____ killers seek retribution either from specific individuals or society in general
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National, regional, and _____ street gangs are the largest and control the greatest geographic area
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What is one reason that the NIBRS has such a low agency participation rate?
a. It is considered an unreliable measure. b. It is dependent on a changing political climate. c. It is administered by the FBI. d. It is detailed and cumbersome.
The recruiter asks Sara a few more questions about her background. Sara explains that she is an A student. She was born and raised in Mexico but came to the United States when she was 16 . She learned English in less than a year. Sara hopes that becoming a police officer will help her become a U.S. citizen faster. Sara has never used drugs and has worked a fast food restaurant for over 1 year and
was recently promoted to an assistant manager. What will be the main reason that Sara will not be hired by the police department? a. Sara was not born in the United States. b. Sara is not a U.S. citizen. c. Sara does not have prior law enforcement experience. d. Sara has not graduated from college.