Weisburd et al. found that prior to the white-collar crime for which they were convicted in federal court, offenders were __________ the average person in the country to have been arrested
a. more likely than
b. about as likely as
c. less likely than
Answer: a
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According to the Maxson-Klein typology, a gang that is often very territorial and has been in existence less than 10 years is the
a) neotraditional gang. b) compressed gang. c) specialty gang. d) traditional gang.
In most cases, police officers also testify as lay witnesses
a. True b. False
Unlike the criminal code adopted by the correctional system in the American colonies, William Penn's "Great Law" required that felons:
A. receive a whipping or a branding before being released. B. be released only after receiving a religious pardon. C. be awarded the death penalty. D. pay restitution of property or goods to their victims.
________ criminology argues that the distribution of wealth and power in society is the primary cause of criminal behavior
A) Positivist B) Radical C) Classical D) Biosocial