List the reasons for the high victimization rates among persons with mental illnesses

What will be an ideal response?


Mental illness often interferes with a person'ss ability to find and keep employment, and therefore leads to poverty, which correlates with victimization.
The mentally ill are more likely to be homeless, a circumstance that leaves them particularly susceptible to crime.
Mental illness can interfere with a person's ability to make prudent decisions in potentially dangerous situations, increasing her or his chances of being assaulted.

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Lying to a peace officer is a criminal offense only if the lie is intended to deceive the officer and is ________ to a criminal investigation

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In which of the following reports can an officer express an "opinion"?

a. an arrest report b. a crime or incident report c. an accident report d. a DWI report e. none of the above

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Seizure, even if the person did not attempt to leave, may be indicated by all of the following except

a. display of a weapon. b. physical touching by the officer. c. the use of language or tone of voice indicating that compliance with the officer's request might be compelled. d. reaching for handcuffs.

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To be constitutional, searches and seizures must be based on a. inference

b. fact. c. suspicion. d. reasonable doubt. e. probable cause.

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