In a survey of criminologists, Radelet and Lacock found that ______ agreed that the death penalty was not a deterrent to murder.
a. 39.4%
b. 48.6%
c. 64.1%
d. 88.2%
d. 88.2%
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Offenses against public order can be committed by both individuals and groups
a. True b. False
A major area of prosecutorial misconduct in the form of misleading conduct arises from the prosecutor’s dealings with:
a. defendants b. judges c. juries d. defense attorneys
Explain the elements of the problem analysis triangle including the interaction between the inner and outer elements. Provide examples explaining how the elements of the outer triangle influence opportunity within the inner triangle.
What will be an ideal response?
Which is the least applicable statement to Social Disorganization Theory?
a. This theory notices the nonrandom distribution of crime across areas, such as neighborhoods. b. As a point of departure for explaining crime, this theory is mainly concerned with the criminality of individuals, such as biological or psychological defects. c. This theory pays particular attention to how residents in high crime rate neighborhoods differently interact and get along with one another, compared to the residents residing in low crime rate neighborhoods. d. This theory is interested in two questions: Why is the crime rate higher in some neighborhoods than others? and Is there something about the characteristics of the high crime rate neighborhoods above and beyond the residents who live in the neighborhoods.