Exam 7: Stranger Danger and Violence in the Streets

Even though many sites remain open for anyone to post information or participate in a chat room,many are now requiring a screening and approval process for participants,thereby allowing greater ______ from public scrutiny.

Secondary homicides involve?

Strangers are anonymous and dangerous while our friends and acquaintances are known to us and therefore seem to be nonthreatening or at least less threatening.

The first major hate crime legislation passed at the federal level was called the Hate Crime Statistics Act of ______.

The ______ has published methods that have been successfully used by communities to combat hate groups.

A hate crime,also known as a ______,is a criminal offense committed against a person,property,or society that is motivated,in whole or in part,by the offender' s bias against a race,religion,disability,sexual orientation,or ethnicity/national origin.

Social learning theory contends that there are three elements that are generally necessary for the commission of a crime to occur: a motivated offender,a suitable target,and lack of a capable guardianship.

The most recent law enacted at the federal level against hate crimes is called the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd,Jr.Hate Crimes Prevention Act that was signed into law by ______.

Primary homicides involve?

Discuss the trends related to workplace violence in America.

The ______ allows groups the ability to organize and plan activities,such as rallies,concerts,and lectures more effectively than traditional methods of communication.

______ can occur in a number of different contexts,including the home,a public location,or a commercial establishment.

In September 1994,Congress passed the ______,which amended the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include both physical and mental disabilities.

The tendency to have contempt for foreigners or other strangers,which is particularly likely in times of economic hardship,when resources are scarce is known as ______.

A ______,in which an offender(s)breaks into a residence and steals a homeowner' s belongings,is a property crime because there is no force or threat of force to a person.

Workplace violence happens mostly in the ______.

In his classic study of homicide in Philadelphia,Marvin Wolfgang divided homicide into primary homicides,which involved intimates,friends,and acquaintances and secondary homicides,which involved strangers.

The U.S.gang demographic age bracket is between what ages?

What kind of impact do times of depression in the United States have on stereotypes of and crimes against immigrant populations?

According to the ______,robbery is defined as follows: "Completed or attempted theft,directly from a person,of property or cash by force or threat of force,with or without a weapon,and with or without injury."