A situation in which racial minorities are treated more harshly at some points and in some places in the criminal justice system, but no differently than whites at other points and in other places, best describes:
a. pure discrimination.
b. systematic discrimination.
c. contextual discrimination.
d. discretionary discrimination.
c
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a. 85% b. 70% c. 56% d. 25%
Workplace violence in the form of occupational homicide occurs most often in transportation work environments
a. True b. False
______ stems from a humanitarian orientation encompassing a kind of “back to basics” criminology, one that listens to the people on the receiving end of criminal justice while avoiding a criminology that is solely academic or academic-government driven.
A. Abolitionism B. Left realism C. Cultural criminology D. Convict criminology
Which is not a specific risk factor that Farrington associates with forming a delinquent career based on the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development?
a. Being thoughtful and deliberate c. Erratic parental discipline b. Poor performance in school d. Delinquent friends