According to John Hagan, which of the following criteria helps us differentiate between real crimes and those which are arbitrary and socially constructed?
a. consensus
b. harm
c. severity
d. all of these
a. consensus
b. harm
c. severity
d. all of these
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Third-party policing amounts to formal methods of policing that invoke the use of the civil law rather than the criminal law
a. True b. False
One of the more notable prostitution cases involved California-based prostitute and madam __________________
a. Martha Stewart b. Linda Lovelace c. Heidi Fleiss d. Judith Mann
In the context of adapting to prison society, jailing refers to:
A. establishing oneself in the power structure of prison culture. B. doing whatever is necessary to speed up one's release and return to freedom. C. adapting to prison life by remaining on the fringes of prison society. D. working to improve oneself to prepare for a return to society.
Which of the following is NOT a judicial sentencing option?
A. a combination sentence of, for example, imprisonment, probation, and a fine B. any imaginable sentence C. the suspension of an entire sentence D. a sentence of time served