Which of the following is an example of a prespecified constraint?
a) depression in mother
b) language deficit at age 18 months
c) poverty
d) all of the above
D
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Shaw and McKay's ideas in criminology were unique for their time and did not borrow from any earlier theorists
a. TRUE b. FALSE
Environmental criminology
a. Attempts to explain root causes of crime and why people become criminals b. Focuses on opportunities that exist for crime and the environments in which criminal events occur c. Seeks to explain why a specific offender commits a specific crime d. None of the above
The number one priority in any terrorism-preparedness plan should be:
a. securing adequate firepower.
b. implementation of profiling standards.
c. ready deployment of CDC personnel and other emergency medical personnel.
d. communication between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Many experts dispute that an IQ-crime relationship exists. Which statement is not one of the reasons offered?
A) There is no link between IQ and antisocial personality. B) IQ tests are biased and reflect middle-class values. C) The measurement of intelligence is often varied and haphazard. D) People with low IQs are stigmatized and negatively labeled by middle-class decision makers E) Having a low IQ may influence some criminal patterns, such as arson and sex crimes, but not others.