The public's fear of crime is disproportionate to the reality of crime trends
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Threatening communications by e-mail, cell phones, or other computer devices cannot be included in stalking charges
a. True b. False
Match the concept in Column 1 with the theorist most closely associated with that idea in Column 2
1. Semiotic Theory a. Jeff Ferrell 2. The Seduction of Crime b. Charles Tittle 3. Cultural Criminology c. Miethe and Meier 4. Institutional Anomie d. Jack Katz 5. Control Balance Theory e. Jaques Lacan 6. Crime & Social Context f. Messner and Rosenfeld
Joy- riding juvenile; usually host to several other juveniles. Abandons vehicle when it runs out of gas or they tire of it. Transportation thief - "borrows" car for transportation. Abandons vehicle when it has served its purpose.
a. Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle offender(s) b. Use-in-crime thief c. Insurance fraud swindlers d. Strippers and dismantlers e. Professional auto thief
Currently, the state uses sentencing where the offender can be released early from a correctional institution if he or she has served a required minimum portion of his or her sentence. This type of sentence is known as:
a. mandatory minimum sentencing. c. indeterminate sentencing. b. determinate sentencing. d. presumptive sentencing.