Briefly discuss the relationship between class and crime.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. The racial differences in crime rate are one of the most controversial areas of the criminal justice system. At first glance, crime statistics seem to support the idea that the subculture of African Americans in the United States is disposed toward criminal behavior. Not all of the data, however, support that assertion. A research project led by sociologist Ruth D. Peterson of Ohio State University gathered information on nearly 150 neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. Peterson and her colleagues separated the neighborhoods based on race and on levels of disadvantage such as poverty, joblessness, lack of college graduates, and high levels of female-headed families. She found that whether the neighborhoods were predominantly white or predominantly black had little impact on violent crime rates. Those neighborhoods with higher levels of disadvantage, however, had uniformly higher violent crime rates.
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A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Hebrew prophets such as Ezekiel C. President of the United States D. Pharaohs
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a. incapacitation b. retribution c. restoration d. humiliation
Which of the following children may be referred to the juvenile court for "delinquent conduct?"
a. A child who violates an order of the juvenile court b. A child who has been truant from school twice in one week c. A runaway child d. A child who commits three class C misdemeanor offenses e. A truant child
What is the primary goal of the first officer responding to a crime scene?
What will be an ideal response?