What influences fear of crime?

What will be an ideal response?


There are several things that influence the fear of crime. One is that people think that they will be a victim. That we are currently living in a time where crime is rampant and at any moment they will become a victim of crime. The media helps instill fear into the masses. During their reports, the media tends to be over dramatic on the state of crime in an area. This leads people to believe that they live in a high-crime area. Lastly is people are nostalgic for a “good old day” where people did not have to lock their doors or cars and nothing would be stolen. All of these factors contribute to the idea that we currently live in high-crime times, even though 2016 is one of the lowest crime years in the past 20 years.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Schedule V controlled substances are considered extremely dangerous drugs and are almost always illegal

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Supermax prisons:

a. house the least violent offenders. b. house inmates perceived as "hardened criminals.". c. house the "toughest of the tough.". d. place greater emphasis on work and rehabilitation than maximum security prisons. e. confine inmates to their cells 23 hours per day.

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Which U.S. Supreme Court established that racial discrimination will not be the official policy within prison walls and that segregation can only be justified in rare instances?

A) Lee v. Washington (1968 ) B) Cooper v. Pate (1964 ) C) Hudson v. Palmer (1984 ) D) Morrissey v. Brewer (1972 ) E) Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973 )

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