Discuss the major strengths and weaknesses of the Uniform Crime Report.
What will be an ideal response?
Key points include—Strengths: one of the largest crime databases, includes arrest
data from all law enforcement agencies, allows us to measure and compare crime rates,
allows us to analyze characteristics of offenders. Weaknesses: dark figure of crime,
definitions of crime included in the UCR are limited, hierarchy rule, participation of
responding agencies has fluctuated over time.
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If an accused argues that he or she had abandoned the criminal enterprise and had not intended to actually commit the crime, he or can still be charged with and found guilty of attempt.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The offense of inciting another to commit a crime is not completed until the other person performs the unlawful act
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Identify and discuss the three causes of school crime as presented in the text
What will be an ideal response?
In the Stanford prison study, ____
a. subjects accepted their roles very readily b. debriefing sessions were held at the conclusion of the project c. participants were allowed to leave the simulation periodically d. inmates were paid more than were guards