The next offender to come before you is a doctor who has been found guilty of writing fraudulent prescriptions. Part of his sentence will be a loss of his medical license for one year. Because you intend for his loss of license to mean he will be prevented from committing this same crime again, at least for a year, your sentence is an attempt at:
a. general deterrence.
b. retribution.
c. rehabilitation.
d. incapacitation.
d
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Miranda requirements are imposed whenever there is a custodial interrogation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following individual traits may lead some people to engage in risky behavior?
a. Low self-control b. High blood pressure c. High IG d. Low testosterone
Peacemaking criminology suggests the adoption of a peace model based on retribution
a. True b. False
A person living in a large, midwestern, urban area that is socioeconomically lower middle class and adjacent to a disorganized, disadvantaged neighborhood, stops at a local tavern almost every day during early-evening daylight hours for a beer and conversation. To what types of crime victimization might they be susceptible?
a. simple assault b. aggravated assault c. motor vehicle theft d. unarmed robbery and larceny