The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another, by force or the threat of force, is known as ________
a. larceny-theft
b. robbery
c. burglary
d. aggravated assault
b
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At common law a police officer could use deadly force against persons who used deadly force against the officer and against all _________________________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
If a victim's fingerprint is found on an object, the conclusion that the victim definitely touched the object at one time can be reached through which process?
a. Falsifiability b. Inductive reasoning c. Deductive reasoning d. Generalization
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The extent to which a victim is responsible for his or her own victimization is referred to as victim precipitation. 2. Mendelsohn’s classification emphasized degrees of predictability. 3. Today, the crime of rape is not immune from victim blaming. 4. A criminalization theory is generally a set of testable propositions that are designed to explain why a person is victimized.
Several events led to reforms and nourished the eventual development of the juvenile justice system. Which of the following is not one of those events?
a. Urbanization b. The child-saving movement c. Institutions for the care of delinquent and neglected children, including houses of refuge d. Passage of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act