Statutory lawis the written, organized, and compiled form of the criminal laws of a jurisdiction
a. True
b. False
b
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Which of the following is not one of the major principles of sociological theories of crime causation?
a. Social groups, institutions, and rules, as well as the arrangements of society, all provide the proper focus for criminological study b. The structure of society and its relative degree of organization or disorganization are important factors contributing to the prevalence of criminal behavior c. Group dynamics, group organization, and subgroup relationships form the causal nexus out of which crime develops d. It is possible to predict the specific behavior of an individual member of a given group
Confrontational homicides tend to occur in
A. Private residences B. Public places C. Prisons D. There was no indication given in the Chapter as to where they occurred.
Those with a strong internal locus of control
a. operate at higher stages of cognitive moral development b. tend to behave according to their personal beliefs about right and wrong c. have characteristics consistent with those of whistleblowers d. all of these
A discretionary decision based on decision makers' values and attitudes reflects
a. legal judgments. c. personal philosophies. b. policy priorities. d. judicial restraints.