Cesare Lombroso used which term to describe characteristics of offenders?

A. atavistic
B. anomie
C. mesomorph
D. stigmata


A. atavistic

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All of the following information is found in the Uniform Crime Reports except

A) crime rates. B) homicide rates. C) clearance rates. D) conviction rates.

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ANOVAs are to be used when the dependent variable is interval or ratio and the independent variable is:

a. categorical with only two categories b.categorical with more than two categories c.interval d. ratio

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Which of the following is the doctrine of “parent of the nation?”

A. in absentia B. parens patrie C. ad coelum D. in loco parentis

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Why was a new international counterterrorist legal framework established during the second half of the 20th century?

a. Communism threatened democracy. b. Terrorism had never been illegal prior to this time. c. No one had thought of it before. d. A legal framework was needed to respond to rogue-state sponsors of terrorism.

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