According to Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin's cohort study, what percentage of chronic offenders was responsible for a significant proportion of all serious crime?
a. 15%
b. 12%
c. 21%
d. 6%
d. 6%
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The two justifications for punishment which assume that offenders deserve to be punished are ______.
a. incapacitation and rehabilitation b. retribution and just deserts c. individual and general deterrence d. incapacitation and just deserts
There are conflicting arguments regarding the media's effects on unwanted behaviors and public policies. Which of the following is the model of causality that concedes a statistical association between the media and some negative behaviors, but argues that the connection is due not to a causal relationship but to persons predisposed to certain behaviors seeking out particular types of media and
concurrently behaving in ways similar to the behavior displayed in the media. Therefore, media can be safely ignored. a. Negligible cause model b. Nonlinear cause model c. Primary cause model d. Bidirectional cause model
The typical computer criminal is
a. not well educated. b. has previously been involved in criminal activity. c. relatively young compared with fellow employees. d. none of the above are correct.
The general rule is that the police may search an arrestee and his or her personal items, including _____________ found in his or her possession, as part of a routine inventory incident to the booking and jailing procedure
a. containers b. passenger's containers c. outer clothing only d. None of the above