Social control theories stress causative factors in criminal behavior
a. True
b. False
Answer: B
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Which of the of the following is NOT a reason hate/bias crime data is collected to help the police:
a. train criminal justice personnel on the degree of the problem and the reasons for priority response b. identify current and potential problems c. respond to the needs of white communities d. recruit a diverse force
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. More people die each year as the result of scams and illegal corporate activity than as the result of the activities of street criminals. 2. For a very long period in our history, victims of defective and dangerous products could not sue corporations for damages. 3. Occupational crime has minimal financial costs, which may account for why it is not taken seriously. 4. The financial impact of the savings and loan scandal pales in comparison to the impact of bank robberies. 5. Just as there are criminogenic neighborhoods, there are also criminogenic corporations with a “tradition” of wrongdoing.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:
a. the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and social power in a community. b. a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed and punished as crimes. c. specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are to be defined as criminal. d. the primary focus of law is to protect the individual from the power of government.