What is meant by "the dark figure of crime"? Are there sources that help to reveal this "dark figure"? o The "dark figure of crime" is a term used to describe the actual amount of crime
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that takes place.
o The "figure" is "dark," or impossible to detect, because a great number of crimes
are never reported to the police.
o Victim surveys help reveal the actual amount of crime that occurs, but may not be reported to police.
For reasons of shame, embarrassment, lack of knowledge about the crime, or fear
o of reprisal, a victim may not report a crime to police, thus causing the dark figure of crime to exist.
o Higher victimization rates are revealed through victimization surveys than through the UCR, indicating the existence of the dark figure of crime.
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Evidence that may be allowed before the jury is ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Language required in criminal statutes:
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Which kind of intent allows for a defendant’s intent to be inferred from the nature of the act and the surrounding circumstances?
a. specific intent b. constructive intent c. general intent d. transferred intent
In Goss v. Lopez, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:
a. school systems have a right to drug test all athletes b. any time a student is to be suspended for up to ten days he or she is entitled to a hearing c. high school students have a constitutional right to use active speech d. teachers have the right to use corporal punishment to discipline their students