The media emphasis on crime has been credited with raising the public's fear of being victimized and giving crime an inappropriately high ranking on the public agenda

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


T

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Historically, embezzlers were persons of high social status

a. True b. False

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Which of the following would NOT be included in a judge’s instructions to the jury?

A. admonition that guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt B. general comments regarding the presumption of innocence C. suspicions regarding why a defendant did not testify in his defense D. relevant law that is applicable to the case

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In natural experiments, researchers are able to control the administration of the treatment. 2. Natural experiments include both a control and an experimental group. 3. Choosing an experiment design that is more rigorous over something easier to conduct is recommended. 4. A lack of spurious relationships is not enough to claim causality. 5. Gathering a population that is representative of the entire population is imperative to generalizability of research results.

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Mass murders in which a spouse and one or more children are slain are called _____

a. infanticide b. regicide c. parricide d. familicide

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