During the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, relationships between African American and law enforcement were strained and many did not report their victimizations to the police. For those who did report their victimization, the treatment given was notably different to that of white people. The civil rights movement was important in influencing the focus on the needs of victims because it paved the way for
a. the use of civil disobedience to challenge the discrimination taking place in society
b. the powerless in society to show that with social action, social change is possible
c. exposure to issues of inequality in education, housing and employment
d. ending the lack of political and economic power for African Americans and other American minorities.
b. the powerless in society to show that with social action, social change is possible
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Bill has been appointed conservator for his mother. His sister, Marge, devised a scheme to steal their dear old mother’s savings. Marge presented the plan to Bill, and he agreed to proceed. Bill and Marge went to Mother’s bank, and Bill used his status as conservator to gain access to Mother’s safe-deposit box. While Marge waited outside the vault with the bank officer, Bill removed all of the money, jewels, and stock certificates in the safe-deposit box. Later the two split the contents. Marge is best described as a(n)
A. principal in the first degree. B. principal in the second degree. C. accessory before the fact. D. accessory after the fact.
This is a killer who kills multiple victims at different times and often in different places with cooling off periods in between the killings
A. Spree Killer B. Mass murderer C. Serial Killer D. Sociopath
A ___________ is an intensive study of a single case or number of cases
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The socialization process distinct within prison subcultures is called:
A. prisonization B. argot C. inmate code D. institutionalization