How would an institutional anomie theorist explain the crime of bank robbery?
a. The offender must have come from a community that lacked informal social controls.
b. The offender engaged in innovation to reach a legitimate goal through illegitimate means.
c. The offender was influenced by America's strong cultural emphasis on economic success.
d. The offender did not have coping mechanisms in place to adequately deal with their negative emotions.
c. The offender was influenced by America's strong cultural emphasis on economic success.
You might also like to view...
Which court case held that an officer uses excessive force when they deploy a taser against a person when their crime is minor and they are not actively resisting, attempting to flee, or posing any imminent danger?)
a. Bryan v. McPherson b. City of Oakland v. Barrows c. Brown v. City of Golden Valley d. Casey v. City of Fed. Heights
Truth-in-sentencing laws were created:
A. to let prisoners who exhibit good behavior during jail term get an early release. B. with the primary goal of providing the public with more accurate information about the actual amount of time an offender will spend behind bars. C. to allow judges and jury members to have more discretion in sentencing offenders. D. with the intention of dissuading offenders and witnesses under oath from giving false statements and penalizing them for presenting false evidence in court.
The actual behavior of terrorists has not changed to any degree over time.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
For a criminal conspiracy to occur, two or more people must agree to commit a ________ and one or more must engage in an overt act in furtherance of the commission
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word