What type of incapacitation focuses on the offender as well as the crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Selective incapacitation
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Research has found that children who witness abuse or are abused themselves are less likely to abuse a spouse or child when they become adults
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Donald was arrested for murdering an acquaintance. At the trial, Donald takes the stand and testifies that he and the victim knew each other. He admits that they would drink and use drugs together. One night while "partying," Donald explains in his testimony, an argument got out of hand during a card game. Donald explains that the victim accused him of cheating and pulled out a knife on him and started swinging it in the air. Donald said that he had no choice but to pull out his gun and shoot the victim. The jury convicted Donald of manslaughter. According to Marvin Wolfgang, the incident described above is best characterized as a ______.
A. criminological enterprise B. misdemeanor C. victim-precipitated homicide D. white-collar homicide
Incapacitation, rehabilitation, deterrence, and retribution are the four goals of ______.
A. training B. fiscal responsibility C. punishment D. inmate litigation
Which of the following statements is true of micro-level criminology?
A. It considers the offending behaviors in a certain group or neighborhood. B. It explores offending behaviors from a collectivistic perspective. C. It considers the offending behaviors of people from different cultures. D. It explores offending behaviors from an individualistic perspective.