Race and ethnicity are:
a. legal factors.
b. inadequate predictors of future behaviors.
c. extralegal factors.
d. None of the above
c
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a. True b. False
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a. a motive is necessary and useful b. current and former spouses and lovers become suspects c. proof of motive is always relevant d. all of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Retreatist gang members are more “escapist” in their attitudes than conflict gang members, in that almost all of them abuse drugs and/or alcohol. 2.According to Merton, aberrant conduct may be viewed as a symptom of dissociation between culturally defined aspirations and socially structured means. 3.According to Merton, proscribed behavior becomes increasingly rare when the emphasis on the culturally induced success-goal becomes divorced from a coordinate institutional emphasis. 4.Research suggests that collective efficacy is an important construct that can be measured reliably at the neighborhood level. 5.The analysis by Osgood and Chambers did not find a meaningful relationship between rates of delinquency and rates of poverty.
Which is not a question that victimology advocates would seek to focus attention?
A) What are the negative effects of mandatory sentencing on offenders? B) Who is victimized? C) What is the impact of crime? D) What happens to victims in the criminal justice system? E) What roles do victims play in causing the crimes they suffer?