Exam 11: Crime

Briefly explain how Take Back the Night originated and how this organization is important in today's world.

______ is/are thought processes deemed rational even when people are constrained by low intelligence,chemical dependence,or mental illness.

Rehabilitation involves the loss of individual freedom and liberty.

What is deterrence? Discuss the difference between the two primary types of deterrence and provide examples of each.

Reported violent and property crime ______ between 1995 and 2014.

______ theory suggests that people make a decision about whether or not they commit a crime based on their ability to weigh the costs and benefits of committing the crime.

Among violent crimes,______ declined by the largest amount between 1995 and 2014.

______allows inmates to leave prison early and finish their sentence within the community,also under supervision and other conditions.

Rather than using a case efficiency model of justice,______ courts make problem-solving their primary goal and orient their proceedings toward social justice.

______ is best described as punishment for punishment's sake.

The most prominent purposes of punishment are incapacitation,rehabilitation,retribution,and ______.

While males are more likely to commit crimes,females are more likely to be the victims of crime.

Murder,rape,and robbery would be considered ______ crimes by the FBI.

Educational programs,mental health counseling,drug and alcohol treatment,and anger management can best be described as examples of ______.

The law for possessing quantities of crack cocaine,favored by urban drug users,established prison terms ______ times as long as for powdered cocaine,preferred by suburban users.

When compared to the crime rates two decades ago,crime has ______.

______ theory argues individuals commit crimes because they cannot succeed within the boundaries society has created for them.

Embezzlement and shoplifting would be considered ______ crimes by the FBI.

______allows a convicted individual to stay in the community under certain conditions such as supervision,counseling,maintaining a drug-free status,and a clean record.

Among property crimes,______ declined by the largest amount between 1995 and 2014.