Which of the following best describes noble cause corruption?
A. Officers arrest people from a minority community to cover for a dominant group.
B. Officers do bad things because they believe the outcomes will be good.
C. Officers attempt to coerce money or goods from a citizen or criminal.
D. Officers accept gifts such as cigarettes, liquor, or services in return for favorable treatment.
Answer: B
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a. punish chronic juvenile offenders. b. deinstitutionalize status offenders. c. create long term secure confinement institutions. d. None of the above
According to the Law in Society section, the following factors are reasons why jury trials do not stop wrongful convictions, EXCEPT
A. Police reports often omit evidence that favors the defendant B. Defendants have limited resources to investigate cases B. Jurors are biased toward conviction D. Jurors are gullible
A filtering system preventing messages from being completely understood is ________.
A. channeling B. decoding C. encoding D. selective perception
________ conducted an analysis of low birth weight and its relationship to early-onset offending of minority youth in Philadelphia and found that individuals who were born at low birth weight and were from a low socioeconomic status were more likely to have an early onset of delinquent behavior.
A. Authors Stephen Tibbetts and Alex Piquero B. Authors Maria Garase and Sherrie Sonnenberg C. Authors Marvin Wolfgang and Robert Figlio D. Authors Lisa Roberts and Peter Benekos