Looking at youth aged 14–17, Hamby et al. (2011) found that ______ reported exposure to at least one form of family violence during their lifetimes.
A. about 20%
B. about 30%
C. about 40%
D. about 50%
C. about 40%
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Which of the following was not a reason why the Auburn system became the dominant prison design?
A) There was less mental illness in Auburn system prisons than in the Pennsylvania model. B) There were fewer disciplinary problems with inmates in Auburn system prisons. C) Auburn system prisons were cheaper to build. D) The Auburn system generated greater profits.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Gottfredson favors creating a less coercive society in which people’s human needs are given priority by government policies. 2. Hagan argues that in patriarchal homes, daughters are more likely to engage in crime because of the excessive control placed upon them. 3. Individuals with high self-control are more likely to be victimized. 4. Gottfredson and Hirschi argued that self-control changed over the life course. 5. Expressive support might include giving high fives, telling people good job, and listening when someone needs to talk.
In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), the Supreme Court considered the case of a mentally ill man who walked into a police station and confessed he had murdered a young woman. The Court determined that:
a. Connelly's confession was not voluntary because of his mental illness. b. Connelly's confession was not voluntary because he had limited free will. c. Connelly's confession was voluntary because it was not compelled. d. Connelly's confession is admissible if his psychiatrist testifies he was aware that he was confessing to thepolice.
Separating offenders from the community to reduce the opportunity for further commission of crime is the goal and objective of sentencing known as
a. rehabilitation. b. deterrence. c. incapacitation. d. retribution.