Perhaps the most important function for judges in the criminal justice system is sentencing
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
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The ________ was designed to encourage witnesses to testify freely and honestly
without fear of lawsuits arising from their testimony. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A drug user who resorts to aggravated robbery in order to obtain money for drugs is an example of the:
a. psychopharmacological model b. economic compulsive model c. systemic violence model d. biological/genetic model
What is the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study?
What will be an ideal response?
Match the type of theory in Column1 with its best description in Column 2
1. Macrotheory a. Based on the idea that people disagree and only powerful groups benefit from law 2. Metatheory b. Looks at both how social structure operates and how individuals become criminal 3. Bridging Theory c. Broad explanations of social structure effects with emphasis on rates of crime (epidemiology) 4. Conflict Theory d. Focus on pathology using scientific methods to treat and prevent crime 5. Microtheory e. Etiological explanations for individual and small groups' criminal behavior 6. Positivist Theory f. Less testable theories about theory itself