Explain the theory of the chronic offender and its importance for the criminal justice system
What will be an ideal response?
? Wolfgang's research in the 1970's resulted in the theory that chronic offenders are
responsible for the majority of violent criminal offending.
? As a result of this research, law enforcement and prosecutors have developed strategies to identify and convict chronic offenders.
? Habitual offenders laws which assign longer sentences to repeat offenders are also a result of chronic offender research.
You might also like to view...
Calvin Goddard is credited with making firearms identification a science through his development of the bullet comparison microscope
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The point of possible perception is
A. the point the driver can see a hazard B. the point the driver did see a hazard C. the point two people make eye contact through the gap in the door of a bathroom stall D. none of the above
The legislature, president, or governor has the ability to give an agency the power in the areas of health, safety and the environment to implement which of the following:
a. statutes. b. case laws. c. regulations. d. precedent.
Thief takers were professional criminals that assisted burglars
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false