Bursik and Webb’s research on community change patterns and race indicated that:
a. racial minorities are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime in society.
b. increased police patrols in hot-spot areas can dramatically reduce drug dealing, robbery, and other forms of street crime.
c. the criminal justice system can prevent crime if criminals are punished more swiftly and severely.
d. neighborhood instability caused by mass migrations of people from urban areas to the suburbs was responsible for increasing crime rates in some urban areas during the 1950s.
e. community policing contributes to increased feelings of safety among residents.
d. neighborhood instability caused by mass migrations of people from urban areas to the suburbs was responsible for increasing crime rates in some urban areas during the 1950s.
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a. law in itself is a public good b. lawyers must represent their clients with zealousness c. there may be circumstances that are so offensive to the lawyer’s sense of morality that the lawyer may decline to represent the client d. the main focus of the attorney should be to stay neutral in all elements of the case, and represent all clients who come to them
Convicted offenders are entitled to see what portions of their PSI reports?
A) all portions B) only those portions which the PO approves C) only limited portions in view of the confidentiality of informant information D) no portions
State ________ are investigative in nature
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
According to the common law, ________ is defined as breaking and entering the dwelling of another person at night with an intent to commit a felony or larceny
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).