Describe one governmental action or policy that either directly or indirectly breeds crime.
What will be an ideal response?
The decision to incarcerate so many offenders, with minorities overrepresented in the incarceration rate, weakens minority communities and potentially results in more crime. Urban renewal projects have been seen as weakening stable minority communities by destroying the communities and weakening the connections between residents from those communities. The difference in penalties given for crack cocaine versus cocaine as noted in Chapter 3.
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Technology has made it easier for money launderers to move money in a series of transactions over a short period of time
a. True b. False
According to the Innocence Project, in what percentage of wrongful convictions that were overturned through DNA testing did eyewitness misidentification play a role?
A) 28% B) 61% C) 75% D) 37% E) 11%
_________ adaptation occurs when crime leads to stress reduction through empowerment
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Congress does not authorize spending for anticrime programs.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)