The decline in recorded crime in the 1980s known as ‘crime dip’ is believed to have been caused primarily by __________ change.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


demographic

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What are the reasons for the prevalence of plea bargaining?

What will be an ideal response?

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In reality, the police are only able to provide limited specialized attention to the most crucial problems. True False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When a person perceives that an event occured more recently than it actually did, this is referred to as ______.

a. parsimony b. telescoping c. scoping d. spuriousness

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A massive review of the research on the deterrent effect of the death penalty, sponsored by the National Academy of Science, concluded that ______.

a. the death penalty is an effective deterrent to murder b. the death penalty is not an effective deterrent to murder c. the deterrent effect is impacted by a number of variables d. the research is not informative enough to draw a conclusion

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