List the strengths and weaknesses of self-report surveys.
What will be an ideal response?
Strengths: Many offenses that never come to attention of police; anonymity, so no contact with police; often crimes committed by youth.
Weaknesses: Respondents may not take it seriously; typically restricted to youth or to incarcerated offenders; offenses tend to be minor—people rarely admit to major crimes; incarcerated offenders may over-report.
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An explanation that accounts for a set of facts that can be tested by further investigation is known as:
a. Deviance. b. Theory. c. Hypothesis. d. Social process theory.
Some of the recent effects on police patrolling due to budgetary cutbacks and rising fuel costs included all but which of the following?
a. Many officers losing the right to take their patrol vehicles home b. Officers being told to turn off their ignition when stopped for more than a minute c. Officers being required to keep a log of all of miles driven directly to their governing boards d. Some state troopers engaging in stationary monitoring of traffic rather than patrolling the highways
This act is the persistent and targeted harassment of an individual via electronic communication such as email.
a. stalking b. cyberstalking c. hate speech d. surveillance
Which of the following is not one of the four primary elements that make up the definition of terrorism?
A) Terrorism is politically motivated. B) Terrorism is violent. C) Terrorism is committed against noncombatant targets. D) Terrorism is impulsive and impromptu.