Officer Smith with the Charleston, SC, police department begins motorcycle patrols in an effort to reduce public intoxication offenses in the downtown area. The increased police presence reduces public intoxication offenses in downtown Charleston, but in neighboring communities, a spike in these offenses occurs. This is an example of:
a. displacement.
b. dismemberment
c. diffusion.
d. distension.
a
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Which of the following best represents peacemaking criminology?
a. Peacemaking criminology suggests that crime is a by-product of war b. Peacemaking criminology contends that criminals lack the ability to find compromise with their victims c. Peacemaking criminology argues that groups with legislative power have the power to decide which behaviors will be illegal and that crime stems from the lack of peace among various interest groups d. Peacemaking criminology views crime as just one of the many forms of suffering that characterize human existence
Recent estimates indicate the presence of __________ drug treatmentcourts nationwide
a. 200 b. 600 c. 800 d. 400
Which of the following statements regarding ongoing patterns of violence is most accurate?
a. Terrorists still associate the United States and the West with international exploitation. b. Weapons of mass destruction are now commonly used by terrorists. c. Terrorists hide behind their ideologies and religions. d. Both “weapons of mass destruction are now commonly used by terrorists” and “terrorists hide behind their ideologies and religions”.
It is a federal crime to commit an act of terrorism against a mass transit system
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false