Theories that place the sources of strain in the way that society is divided or arranged are referred to as _________________ strain theories

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: Structural

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According to Jerome Skolnick:

a. Most police officers have a fairly accurate self-image and what their duties actually are. b. Most police officers realize that they spend about 25 percent of their time engaged in answering calls and traffic enforcement. c. Most police officers prefer to think of themselves as "crime fighters." d. The police "subculture" supports the role in which the police are most often engaged.

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As a recent essay for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes, a number of Islamist movements

a. have chosen to participate in the legal political processes of their countries and seek change within those legal political processes. b. recently increased the violent rhetoric in an "all at once" effort to get the United States out of the Middle East. c. are setting up educational systems glorifying suicide attacks. d. call for the destruction of Israel and the United States.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1) Crime reduction accountability processes in a police organization center on creating realistic expectations, systematically reviewing the progress of crime reduction activities, documenting the work being done, and evaluating the success of crime reduction efforts at each level 2) Every 12 months, a monthly meeting is used for evaluation-oriented accountability for the entire organization 3) After crime reduction strategies are complete, an agency creates a “purpose and goals statement” for its crime reduction activities so know what they should do in the future. 4) Once an agency’s goals are formulated, the crime analyst develops their crime reduction strategies and the police department conducts tactical and strategic crime analysis to guide and support them. 5) Crime analysts should spend time creating products that show weekly or monthly counts of crime for weekly meetings.

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___________ does not refer to a person’s motive or reason for acting, but merely to his or her having formed a mental purpose to commit a criminal act

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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