In 2009, President Obama added crimes motivated by ___________ to the list of federal hate crimes
a. a religious bias
b. a bias against people with disabilities
c. racial bias
d. a bias against a person’s sexual orientation
Answer: d
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Dr. Lee is hired as a consultant to design a survey to measure attitudes toward the death penalty. She must identify in the fastest possible time support for the death penalty that can be generalized to the general population. Which survey method should she use?
A. mailed questionnaire B. group-administered questionnaire C. unstructured in-person interview D. phone survey
Which tool offers indications that there are more than twice as many victims as reported by the Uniform Crime Reports?
A. Victimization surveys B. Self-report surveys C. National Crime Database D. Police reports
The goals of are to reduce recidivism, reduce substance abuse, and rehabilitate offenders
a. trial courts b. appellate courts c. drug courts d. tribal courts e. community courts.
A study that tracked the lives of boys and girls known to have been physically and sexually abused over a follow-up period of several decades concluded that being harmed at an early age substantially increased the odds of _____
a. involvement in violent criminal activities b. only nonviolent delinquency and criminality c. choosing a helping profession such as social work d. developing a victimism ideology