Who defines the enforcement of the criminal laws in the United States?

A. Congress or the state legislatures
B. Judicial decisions
C. Civil rights laws
D. All of these are correct


Answer: A

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a. typically older. b. policy enforcers. c. aggressive towards inmates. d. desirous of becoming wardens.

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Which of the following is a recognized critique of the UCR?

a. It overemphasizes white-collar offenses such as insider trading. b. The FBI lacks the resources to compile and distribute the data. c. It seriously underestimates the number of crimes committed each year. d. It is biased against the upper-middle class.

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Which of the following is considered to be the key variable for the Uniform Crime Report data?

a. arrests b. offender demographics c. location d. type of crime

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