Qualitative research uses case studies and interviews with offenders, criminal justice personnel, witnesses, and others to fill in crucial details not captured by quantitative methods. Studying homicide situations can explore dynamics such as all except
a. ongoing relationship issues of the participants
b. presence and subsequent threat or use of weapons
c. the use or influence of drugs or alcohol
d. exact measurements of all variables
d. exact measurements of all variables
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Some surveillance cameras are combined with sensors designed to spot potential crimes by recognizing specific behaviors and:
a. Alerting police or security personnel. b. Sounding an audible alarm. c. Conducting more surveillance. d. Alerting the person with suspicious behavior. e. None of the above.
Which of the following is a difference between male offenders and female offenders?
A. Female offenders are much less likely than male offenders to have committed a violent offense. B. Most female inmates are over the age of forty, whereas most male inmates are under the age of forty. C. Female offender are much less likely than male offenders to have been victims of physical abuse. D. Male inmates rely on social networks, whereas female inmates tend to create an environment that bears little relation to life on the outside.
The three subclassifications of asphyxiation by strangulation include manual, ligature, and hanging:
a. Throttling b. Strangulation c. Crushing d. Choking
Adam is a 16-year-old who has a history of strange behavior. He is now being homeschooled by his mother because he has a difficult time relating to his peers. His psychologist has diagnosed him with bipolar disorder. One afternoon, Adam goes to the high school that he once attended. He brings his father's revolver and attempts to shoot a few of his former classmates and a teacher. He misses all
of his targets and flees the school. He is later apprehended in his home when the principal is able to identify him through the school's video surveillance.Adam tells his attorney he should not be responsible for these charges because he was drunk when he went to the school to commit these offenses and that he did not know what he was doing. Under which circumstance would Adam possibly have a legitimate defense of intoxication? A) ?He voluntarily drank the alcohol in his house that his mother left in an unlocked liquor cabinet. B) ?He drank only beer and not the vodka that was available. C) ?He became intoxicated when he drank the juice in the refrigerator that he did not know was spiked with rum, which mixed with his bipolar disorder medication. D) ?His mother would often serve Adam alcohol during their homeschooling sessions. E) ?If the alcohol was purchased illegally.