What are two of the reasons why homicide has decreased since the 1990s?

What will be an ideal response?


Decrease in crack cocaine, improvements in medical technology, decrease on gang warfare.

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__________ court decisions require interpretation and are sometimesignored or applied sparingly

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Evidence for the specific deterrence theory indicates:

a. it is mostly supported b. it is not supported c. it is more supported than general deterrence d. it has not been researched enough to be evaluated

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Give your own brief definition of a "law" and describe some of the differences between civil law and common law.

What will be an ideal response?

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All of the following were steps taken by Bachman and colleageus during the coding of the data from their desistance study except:

a. They began the coding process with a list of intitial categories taken from the desistance literature. b. Training sessions were conducted so meanings of the codes were clear. c. The research team met regularly to check inter-coder reliability and to decide if new codes should be added. d. Only predetermined themes from the interviews were coded.

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