Pick three of the contributors to the development of forensic science mentioned in the text and state what they are known for and why you think they were important

What will be an ideal response?


Mathieu Orfila, Hans Gross, Alphonse Bertillon, Francis Galton, Albert Osborn, Edmond Locard, Leone Lattes, Calvin Goddard, and Alec Jeffreys.

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African Americans compose approximately 12% of the population in the United States. Which of the following is true regarding African Americans and contemporary arrest rates?

a. African Americans account for 5% of all arrests b. African Americans account for 27% of all arrests c. African Americans account for 65% of all arrests d. African Americans account for more than 90% of all arrests

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Labeling theory explains that _________ can lead to later delinquency if a stigmatizing label is applied to the juvenile

a. primary deviance b. focusing primarily on lower class victimization c. white-collar crime d. none of the above

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The increasing harshness of sentencing given to offenders who would have traditionally been sentenced to probation is known as:

A. phishing B. mission creep C. net widening D. discretionary abuse

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The tightening of a suspect’s handcuffs to punish an arrested person is unethical due to which of the following factors identified by Kleinig (1996) in assessing use of force in ethical terms?

a. proportionality b. minimization c. seemliness d. intention

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