Socially harmful acts
a. are deemed to be in need of regulation but not by the criminal law except under exceptional circumstances
b. are socially harmful, but not sufficiently so to require the heavy hand of the criminal law
c. are considered so socially harmful that they come under the purview of the criminal justice system
d. include reneging on a contract
a. are deemed to be in need of regulation but not by the criminal law except under exceptional circumstances
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Anyone who has ever been a police officer for any length of time knows that random patrol
a. is not necessary b. happens all the time c. should only be performed by new officers d. is not random per se
Appeals of criminal cases are based on questions of:
A) procedure. B) evidence. C) guilt and innocence. D) ?victim's rights. E) ?community standards.
In the United States, the peak years of risk for being a victim of homicide are _____
a. teenage years b. early 20s c. early 30s d. late 50s.
Match the theorist in Column 1 with the principle ideas of the theory in Column 2
1. Albert K. Cohen a. Psychotic types instigate formation of “near groups” 2. Walter Miller b. Lower class only need rationalizations or neutralizations in order to be delinquent 3. Cloward & Ohlin c. Studied anthropology/social relations, worked in Boston Delinquency Project & Youth Gang Survey 4. Wolfgang & Ferracutti d. The degree of integration in an area determined legitimate & illegitimate opportunities 5. Lewis Yablonsky e. The last of the major subculture theories developed in 1967 based on homicide data 6. Sykes and Matza f. Incorporated the concept of “middle class measuring rod”