In New York v. Ferber, the Supreme Court, by a narrow majority, decided that child pornography is not protected by the First Amendment
a. True
b. False
b
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The police chief in Anytown, USA, is conducting weekly seminars where the residents of his city can come and learn about crime rates, crime trends, and crime patterns in their city. Every week the seminars seem to become more popular. At the most recent seminar, 200 people attended. They had to move the seminar into the city auditorium. At this week's seminar, one of the participants asked the chief of police to comment on crime rates. The police chief explains that there are problems with the UCR crime data. What is the biggest potential problem with the validity of UCR crime data?
A. Only violent crimes are counted in the UCR data. B. Only property crimes are counted in the UCR data. C. Many serious crimes are not reported to police and therefore are not counted in the UCR. D. The UCR only counts crimes reported by people 18 years of age or older.
The situational child molester represents a clear departure from a primary orientation toward age mates, as the child becomes a substitute for an adult partner
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why does the NCVS not measure homicide?
A) Homicide is excluded from the NCVS as a Part I offense. B) Homicide victims cannot report their own murder. C) Not all homicides are identified as such, so rates are unreliable. D) Homicide is measured by the UCR. E) There is little physical evidence of homicide.
Moral development theory holds that people who obey the law to avoid punishment instead of viewing it as beneficial to society are more likely to commit crime
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