The new questioning procedures in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) allowed more crimes to be reported because ______.
A. more questioning lead to more confessions from people on the crimes they committed
B. more thorough research lead to solving more crimes
C. more thorough questioning lead to reporting less serious offenses that occurred in the incident
D. more research lead to a change in how crime was defined
C. more thorough questioning lead to reporting less serious offenses that occurred in the incident
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Pretrial detention is sometimes known as:
A) jail as a condition of confinement. B) an Eighth Amendment violation. C) preventive detention. D) an intermittent sentence.
________ consists of taking another’s property by threats of future harm.
a. Embezzlement b. Forgery c. Uttering d. Extortion e. Larceny
The Extended Control Balance Theory has also been applied to cases of domestic violence. In both psychological and financial abuse, the flow of control seems to be constant in favor of the abuser. When a victim is subject to the control of the abuser, the victim can feel that there is an inability to gain control, and this can ______.
a. increase potential for future violence b. decrease depression and hopelessness c. increase the control imbalance d. decrease potential for future violence
Boot camp participants tend to have much lower rearrest rates than participants in other community corrections programs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false