Which of the following statements is true?
A) crime is an overwhelmingly male activity.
B) criminal behavior tends to be highly concentrated among the older age groups.
C) Asian Americans and Whites are over represented, particularly in the area of violent crime.
D) because children are considered to be responsible for their actions, punishment is almost always chosen over rehabilitation as a response to juvenile crime.
Answer: A) crime is an overwhelmingly male activity
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What will be an ideal response?
The plain-view doctrine holds that _
A. Police can seize anything in their plain view, regardless of whether their presence in an area is justifiable. B. Evidence that is seized must be in plain view. C. Seized objects must be immediately apparent as evidence or contraband. D. Both b and c.
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