One reason that juveniles are arrested in greater numbers than their proportions in the population is because they commit ______.
A. crimes in groups
B. mostly violent crimes
C. all status offenses
D. crimes not reported to law enforcement
A. crimes in groups
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a. Marijuana b. Cocaine c. Valium d. Heroin
Which of the following is NOT a factor in sentencing decisions?
a. attitudes and values of the judge b. conflicting goals of criminal justice c. administrative pressures d. community values e. all of these are factors
Matching
1. Retribution 2. Incapacitation 3. Deterrence 4. Rehabilitation 5. Restitution 6. Proportionality 7. Equity 8. Social debt 9. Actus reus 10. Mens rea a. Severity of punishment should consider the offender’s prior criminal record. b. Similar crimes should receive similar punishment. c. Punishment should be commensurate with the seriousness of the crime. d. Repayment by an offender to the victim or to society in money or services for the harm committed. e. Belief that by providing services—social, psychological, educational, or vocational—an offender will be less likely to commit future crimes. f. Belief that punishment will reduce the likelihood of future criminal behavior either by the particular offender or by others in society who fear similar punishment. g. Reduces opportunity for further criminal behavior by imprisonment. h. Punishment dimension (lex talionis, an eye for an eye, or just deserts) that expresses society’s disapproval of criminal behavior. i. Wrongful act or deed, refers to the need to prove that a violation of the criminal law—a crime—actually occurred. j. Holds that every person has the ability to distinguish and choose between right and wrong, between being law abiding and criminal.
According to the rational choice approach, the decision to commit crime is structured by:
a. the characteristics of the victim and how the victim may react. b. where the crime occurs and the characteristics of the target. c. the presence of crime encouragers and absence of crime discouragers. d. the absence or presence of competing offenders.