Agnew's general theory of crime and delinquency indicates that crime and social relations are reciprocal. The way an individual reacts to constraints and motivations is shaped by five key elements of human development, called life domains

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


False

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One of the earliest cases to use insect evidence to solve a crime was described in the 1412 Chinese work by Sung Tz'u called The Washing Away of Wrongs

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

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Which of the following is not listed as an especially relevant factor when measuring the influence of deterrence on criminal behavior?

a. controlling for other predictors of crime b. longitudinal studies of crime c. family or societal reactions to punishment d. the experimental effect

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All of the following statements regarding predictive policing are true EXCEPT for ______.

a. data collection must be thorough and consistent b. departments must exercise care in designating a neighborhood as a “high-crime area” c. the courts must be involved d. it will not require any standards or best practices

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Police officers and detectives are already given the responsibility of addressing calls for service and investigations, so as the activity becomes more complex, higher ranks are assigned responsibility for addressing them. Which policing strategy is responsible for the assignment of ranks?

a. Problem-Oriented Policing b. Stratified Policing c. Predictive Policing d. Compstat

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