Research has shown that there is a sharp increase in offending beginning in early adolescence, a peak in mid-adolescence, and then a steep decline in early adulthood followed by a steadier decline thereafter. This pattern is known as the
a. adolescent-limited phenomenon
b. age-crime curve
c. delinquency phenomenon
d. life-course curve
b. age-crime curve
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The SIT involves recording what can be termed significant or highly important behavior on the part of a police officer, which can be of either a positive or a negative nature
Over the course of the evaluation period, the rater documents the significant behavior of his or her rates. What is the SIT? a. Supervisor Incident Trial b. Situational Reporting c. Sit-In Theory d. Significant Incident Technique
Which of the following is a method of improving the patrol function?
A. Aggressive patrol B. Targeting specific crimes C. Making more arrests D. All of these
This Act required that the National Crime Victimization Survey collected information on victimization of persons with disabilities.
a. The Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act of 1998 b. The Victims of Crime Act c. Violent Crime Act d. Justice for All Act
Researchers say that the pressure of being on duty 24 hours a day leads to stress and that the police learn to cope with that stress by:
a. brutalizing and denigrating citizens b. shirking their responsibilities c. becoming emotionally detached from their work and the people they are paid to serve d. engaging in illegal conduct