In the context of abuse of discretion, a factor that acts as a determinant of racial disparity in arrest is ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: the choice of the people who make complaints
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs when a person has not been exposed to an extreme traumatic stressor in which the person directly experienced an event or events
a. True b. False
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.In 2013, the FBI announced a change in the definition of rape to clarify the scope of the offenses for categories of offenses under the Part I offenses of the Uniform Crime Report (UCR). 2.Crime in the United States, an annual report of crime data compiled by the FBI, is a valuable resource to understand the number and rates of human trafficking and violent crime offenses in the nation and by state. 3.Along with the crime statistics, the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) program generates further annual reports such as the Supplementary Homicide Report, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, and Hate Crime Statistics. 4.Although the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) has the most valuable official crime statistics in the United States, some potential problems in interpreting the data have been identified. The most serious shortcoming from a victimologist standpoint is that the UCR counts crimes reported and unreported to the police. Since police have not investigated prior to the count, it is uncertain how many of the unreported crimes count as actual crimes. 5.Some examples of Group A Offenses found in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) but are not included in the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) include kidnapping/abduction, pornography/obscene materials, and extortion/blackmail.
When white females are treated with leniency in plea bargaining proceedings compared with females from other races/ethnicities, this is known as:
A) selective chivalry. B) selective prosecution. C) legal consideration. D) gender disparity.
The government can decide on which of the following?
a. When public speech is permissible b. Where public speech is permission c. Under what circumstance is speech permissible d. All of the above