In general, most recurring victimizations occur within ______________________.
a) One year
b) Three months
c) One week
d) One month
d) One month
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Travis Hirschi tested the principal hypotheses of social control theory. Although evidence was strong and supportive, what is the most controversial aspect of Hirschi's conclusions?
A. Youths who are strongly attached to parents were less likely to commit crime. B. Youths who were involved in conventional activities were less likely to engage in criminal behavior. C. Youths who maintained weak, distant relationships with people tended toward delinquency. D. Any form of social attachment is beneficial, even to deviant peers and parents.
Which of the following increases the likelihood of official reporting in cases of rape?
A. If the victim knows a police officer B. If the victim knows her rapist C. If the victim is injured during the rape D. If the victim is under age 18
An innovation of the National Crime Victimization Survey is that it allows for the collection and analysis of ______.
A. difficult to measure crimes for relatively small groups B. very serious crimes by racial demographics C. minor offenses D. difficult to measure crimes for large groups
Under which of the following can Officer Morris be held liable?
a. Section 1983 action for interfering with civil rights b. State tort law for battery c. State criminal law for battery d. Both state tort and state criminal law for battery