Co-offending reduces the likelihood that offenders will commit violent crimes
a. True
b. False
Answer: False
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A 1984 study conducted in Minneapolis showed that ________ should be used in the majority of cases of minor domestic violence
A) referral B) separation of the participants C) mediation D) arrest
"People worker" type correctional officers work only in protective custody
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a 17-year-old girl consents to have sex with her 18-year-old boyfriend and the state where the act occurs states that a 17-year-old is considered a juvenile, then the act is considered what?
a. Sex between consenting partners b. Not a crime because the girl consented c. Sexual assault of a minor or statutory rape d. None of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Theorists who have made attempts to extend labeling theory have now recognized that under certain circumstances, criminal justice sanctions might reduce recidivism--a possibility fully discounted by early labeling theorists. 2. Restorative justice suggests that the guiding principles of the criminal sanction should be to increase harm done to the offender. 3. Procedural justice theory focuses on the correction system. 4. According to coerced mobility theory, mass incarceration is related to rising crime rates. 5. Racial threat theory argues that the level of social control exercised by the majority group, Whites, will increase as the number of minorities in an area, African Americans, grows.