Jacob's and Wright's research on robbers indicates that target selection can be a rational choice made to ____ rather than to generate capital.

A. instill rage
B. increase the robber's reputation
C. send a message
D. generate fear


Answer: C

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It is true that much organized crime today operates in the form of what?

a. Hierarchical structures and organizations b. A very small number of friends who commit one-time crimes c. Networks that often change or dissolve as opportunities for crime shift in response to changes in the market and law enforcement efforts d. The mafia

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It is common procedure to exhume a body for medical examination

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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One of the first examples of the social ecological model of crime is Shaw and McKay's classic book

a. Broken Windows and Doors b. Gangs and More Gangs c. Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas d. Down by the Ghetto

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Which of the following is one of the primary rationales for removing women and girls from male correctional facilities?

a. their different needs b. the lower cost associated with operating segregated facilities c. their status as targets of sexual abuse by staff d. patriarchal beliefs that women are a distraction to males in the facilities

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