What are some of the major reasons that women do not report rape?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Lack of belief in the ability of the police to apprehend the suspect
2. Worries about unsympathetic treatment from police and discomforting procedures
3. Belief that they were somehow at fault for the rape
4. Embarrassment about publicity, however limited
5. Fear of reprisal by the rapist
6. Apprehension, as a result of television programs or newspaper reports, of being further victimized by court proceedings
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Which of the following is NOT one of the possible reasons for why the United States appears to be moving towards abolition of the death penalty
a. the decrease in the violent crime rate in the United States b. changing public attitudes towards the death penalty c. increase in the number of exonerations in death penalty cases d. pressure from the international community to abolish
The original purpose of jails was to detain suspected or accused offenders until they could be brought before a court
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
As an approach to punishment, community corrections suffers from the public image of being:
A) hard on crime. B) soft on crime. C) increasing crime. D) decreasing crime. E) associated with corruption
Social control theorists focus on:
a. why people commit crime b. why people hurt others c. why people do not commit crimes d. why people do not learn from consequences