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As with other violent crimes, the rate of rape has been on a decade-long rise with the
highest monthly rates occurring in December and January.
When an offender views the world as a corrupt place with a dog-eat-dog code, it is
known as denial of injury.
The major premise of ___________________ is that people alter their behavior
according to the reactions it receives from others, and includes social learning theory.
__________________________ is activity that brings about environmental harm.
What is meant by prisoners' rights? Provide some key privileges that have been granted
to inmates.
The initial list of people chosen for jury selection is called a venire or jury array.
By the eighteenth century, three separate groups of property criminals were active:
skilled thieves, smugglers, and poachers.
A ________________ search is valid if it is made incident to a lawful arrest.
Spree killers engage in a rampage of violence taking place over a period of days or
weeks.
Research indicates that many women are raped each year by their husbands as part of
an overall pattern of spousal abuse. Today, almost every state recognizes marital rape as
a crime.
________________________ refers to judicial practices in some jurisdictions whereby
harsher sentences are imposed on African Americans for certain offenses.
According to the victim precipitation view, some people may actually initiate the
confrontation that eventually leads to their injury or death.
Violent crime by juveniles alone costs the United States more than $160 billion each
year
Given the link between victimization and crime (the cycle of violence), discuss the
various explanations for the association.
In the _______________________ a potent theme of violence influences lifestyles, the
socialization process, and interpersonal relationships.
Social control theory maintains that everyone has the potential to become a criminal but
that most people are controlled by their bonds to society.
Most self-report surveys focus on juvenile delinquency and youth crime.
