List and describe the four categories of homicide generated by Roberts, Zgoba, and Shahidullah (2007 )

What will be an ideal response?


• General altercation—the crimes were precipitated by an argument or dispute that escalated in intensity. This accounted for the greatest number of homicides in their study.
• Felony murders—homicides that occurred while the offender was committing another crime, such as a robbery or a kidnapping. Most offenders in this category had prior records.
• Domestic-violence related homicides. Victims were spouses, co-habiting partners, former spouses, or girlfriends and boyfriends. This category comprised the second largest grou

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Alexander Maconochie believed in harsh punishments and life sentences for those convicted of crimes and sent to remote island prisons

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In discussions of the Fourth Amendment, items like binoculars, flashlights, electronic beepers, and heat detectors are known as _______devices

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Imagine we are want to ask whether or not respondents ever drank alcohol. Which of the following response choices below would be considered exhaustive?

A. Never drank alcohol; drank alcohol at least once in your lifetime B. Drank alcohol once in lifetime, but not in past year C. Drank alcohol in the past year, but not the past month D. Never drank alcohol

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Outputs are the

A) Direct products of the program’s service delivery B) Complete treatment or service delivered by the program C) Resources and raw materials that go into a program D) Services delivered or new products produced by the program process

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