The due process model:
a. protects victims from the power of the state.
b. denies constitutional rights to the accused.
c. provides limitless police discretion.
d. protects individuals from the power of the state.
d
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Situational Crime Prevention is a theory which seeks to deter offender activity by ________ the risk of detection and ________ the value of the crime
A) Removing; Hiding B) Increasing; Decreasing C) Hiding; Removing D) Decreasing; Increasing
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Symbolic interactionism is a meso-level relativist perspective. 2. Labeling theorists can point to the novel, The Scarlet Letter, to demonstrate how labels placed on perceived deviants can have long-lasting consequences. 3. Symbolic interactionism is an objectivist perspective. 4. Labeling theorists argue that, to some extent, deviance is in the eye of the beholder. 5. According to the labeling perspective, deviance is a status imposed on an individual or a group that may or may not be related to actual rule breaking.
Discuss the six elements of robbery and how those elements relate to the victim
Does it make a difference in the conviction if the suspect knowingly displayed a weapon that was harmless? If so, why? Could the use of a harmless weapon influence the sentencing phase? If so, how?
Which of the following statements is true regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Gideon v. Wainwright?
A. The decision was highly controversial. B. The Court focused on the need for a lawyer at all stages of the criminal justice system. C. The Court decided that judges could not prevent a defendant from bringing a lawyer to court. D. The Court declared that lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.