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atypical sensational incidents reported in the media. |
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The stories featured on network news have been shown to focus on |
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Which law named after crime victim proposed to end parole for all violent felons? |
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Where was Amber’s Law passed? |
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You are almost ______ as likely to die in a car accident as you are to die from homicide. |
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The criminal justice system is made up of |
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The police, courts and corrections |
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Who was the citizen who opened fire on four black youths in New York City subway in 1984, wounding all of them paralyzing one? |
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The case of Bernard Goetz presents a definitive example of |
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Of the top 16 causes of death in America, homicide is |
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Seeking Justice through lawless violence is known as |
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Who noted that “Crime is present not only in the majority of societies of one particular species but in all societies of all types”? |
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A serious crime punishable by incarceration for more than one year or by death is a/an |
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Forms of conduct that society prohibits in order to maintain order are called |
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________ are less serious crimes that are punishable by imprisonment for one year or less. |
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The legislative decision to make a behavior a crime is called |
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________ is the legislative decision to change a crime into a non-criminal act. |
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Which of the following could be called a “victimless” crime? |
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Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealed Prohibition? |
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Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States resulted in Prohibition? |
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The management of police, courts, and corrections and the study of causes and treatments of crime is |
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In reality, the criminal justice is composed of more than ________ independent government agencies set up to deal with different aspects of crime and treatment of offenders. |
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The first police force in the United States was not established until |
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Which of the following is not generally considered to be a fundamental goal of the criminal justice process? |
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Accuracy, Fairness and Crime control. |
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