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| for every case that a prosecutor drops, 20 cases are dropped by the police due to the lack of evidence |
True |
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| admisipol evidence |
legally obtained by an illegal search |
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| informal criteria |
1.
2. danger of offender
3. relation of victim to offender |
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| formal criteria |
1. bail
2. grand jury
3. trial
4. plea negotiation
5. sentence negotiation |
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| who has more control over life and liberty than any other person in america |
prosecutor |
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| only 1 in 10 people arrested go to jail |
True |
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| prosecutor |
the representative and advocate of governments, files charges, negotiates guilty pleas |
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| district attorneys |
all are elected, they must lean toward crime prevention, |
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| trial courts |
good training grounds |
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| defendants |
outside of workgroup, including their own voice |
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| What are the norms of a courtroom work group? |
harmony not conflict |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:34:28 GMT |
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| Can you petition to go to the Supreme court? |
Yes |
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| No constitutional right to appeal to the US supreme court |
True |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:34:28 GMT |
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| How does the supreme court decide which cases to take? |
1. conflict between the federal circuit courts
2. unresolved constitutional question
3. already decided that they want to reconsider |
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| How many cases are tried in a courtroom? |
5/100 |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:31:18 GMT |
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| informal |
not in a courtroom where people can see it, justice by consent not by trial |
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| formal |
ideal, everyone can come and see, no secret areas, people can see rules apply. "they can fight hard but they have to fight fair" |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:31:18 GMT |
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| What are the most important amendments to remember with police encounters? |
4th, 5th, 6th |
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| Calls to the police come on hot days at the hottest time |
True |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:27:03 GMT |
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| When cops drove around in a high crime unpredicted area for 3 hrs a day, what happened to robbery, overall crime rates, and fights and disturbances? |
Robbery fell 20%
Crime overall fell 13%
Fights and disturbances fell 50% |
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| Root causes of crime |
solution to crime is not by solving cases, to reduce poverty, improved education, reduce racial inequality, this would help. police cannot affect the "root cause" of the crime |
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| moderate cases |
detectives play a huge role |
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| strong cases |
lots of evidence, prosecutors are not needed |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:22:48 GMT |
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| weak cases |
very little evidence |
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| what are 3 kinds of cases? |
weak cases
strong cases
moderate evidence cases |
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| Why do detectives not solve most cases? |
because they are not the ones who made the arrest, cops do |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:22:48 GMT |
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| who makes the most arrests? |
patrol officers |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:20:55 GMT |
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| order of mission |
1. do something
2. settle problems
3. right now |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:20:55 GMT |
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| friendly fire |
cop shoots his partner on accident |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:20:55 GMT |
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| patrol |
to walk or paddle in dirty water |
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Which is a finding about public defenders?
A. as successful as private lawyers in obtaining favorable outcomes for their clients
B. not compensated as well as prosecutors
C. received less support staff and services as prosecutors
D. took longer to dispose of their cases |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:17:27 GMT |
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| ___% of poor defendants see a lawyer before they appear in court |
5% |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:17:26 GMT |
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Which is true of consequences of charging a person with a crime?
A. none, if they're not convicted
B. Their families suffer, but only if defendants are convicted |
Neither |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:17:26 GMT |
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| Illegally obtained evidence accounts for most of the cases prosecutors dismiss |
False |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:11:50 GMT |
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Which criterion is most important in the prosecutor's decision to charge?
A. seriousness of the offense charged?
B. dangerousness of the defendant
C. relationship of the defendant to the victim
D. strength of the case (evidence) |
D. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:11:50 GMT |
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| Which decision gives prosecutors most control over people? |
Charging |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:11:50 GMT |
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Empirical evidence regarding defense counsel shows
A. they can effectively defend clients they've never seen before and probably won't see again
B. if they drive hard bargains for their clients, they'll damage their good relations with prosecutors |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:11:50 GMT |
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Formal mission of defense counsel
A. negotiate the best deal for her clients
B. get along with the other work group members
C. Defend their clients vigorously and effectively
D. advance their career |
C. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:06:50 GMT |
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The formal missions of the prosecutor include
A. do justice
B. win cases
C. efficiency
D. Harmony |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:06:50 GMT |
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Which is true of local prosecutors?
A. They're the most powerful member of the work group
B. They're appointed by the governor |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:06:50 GMT |
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Which is true of work group judges?
A. most are elected
B. gender affects decision making |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:06:50 GMT |
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Which is true of the courtroom work group?
A. defendants are outsiders to except to their own lawyers
B. most cases take considerable time to decide |
Neither |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:03:45 GMT |
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| Recent empirical research has demonstrated that there are more guilty defendants than we used to assume |
False |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:03:45 GMT |
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| The members of the courtroom work group include |
Prosecutors and Judges |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:03:45 GMT |
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Which is true of the US supreme court?
A. it's defendant's last chance to exercise their right to prove their innocence
B. Everyone has a constitutional right of appeal to the court |
Neither |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:03:45 GMT |
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Which is true of the decision making reality in criminal courts?
A. Justice by consent out of the public eye
B. Justice by trial in open court |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:00:45 GMT |
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According to Gould/Mastrofski
A. prosecutors rarely dismissed cases because of faulty searches
B. Defense attorneys frequently filed motions to suppress illegally obtained evidence |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:00:45 GMT |
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| According to Harcourt, why might the researcher not have intervened? |
They were threatened, and they sacrificed the black 'subject' for the benefit of social science and public policy |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:00:45 GMT |
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| According to Gould/Mastrofski, most illegal searches aren't very invasive |
True |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:00:45 GMT |
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| According to Gould/Mastrofski ___% of searches were body cavity searches |
less than 5% |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:56:57 GMT |
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| According to Gould/Mastrofski ____ % of searches were unconstitutional |
30 |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:56:57 GMT |
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According to the mpls 'hot spot' patrol experiment..
A. more than half of 911 calls come from only 3% of the 115,000 addresses
B. all rapes came from less than 2% |
Both |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:56:57 GMT |
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| The results of the mpls "hot spot" patrol experiment include _____ |
Robbiers fell 20%, crime overall fell 13% at worst hot spot intersections', and fights and disturbances fell by 50% in experimental areas |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:56:57 GMT |
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| "hot spot" policing consists of |
Some addresses at certain time need special attention |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:51:32 GMT |
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| According to empirical research about follow up investigation |
Detective work doesn't matter in weak cases and detective work doesn't matter in strong cases |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:51:32 GMT |
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Which is true of both the Newark and Flint fool patrol experiments?
A. fear of crime went down
B. satisfaction with police went up
C. crime rates went down |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:51:32 GMT |
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Which is true of true of the results of the KC Preventive Patrol Experiment
A. Crime rates remained the same in all beats
B. Crime reporting rates remained the same in all beats
C. Respect for police increased in the control beat |
All of the above |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:51:32 GMT |
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Empirical research has round which of the following about police reaction time?
A. faster response catches more criminals
B. faster response time improves citizens satisfaction with the police
C. differential response time saves about 8000 labor hours a year |
C. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:30 GMT |
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| ___% of police patrol consists is proactive (police aggressively out preventing crime) |
10% |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:30 GMT |
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| Funding for police consumes ______ of public funding for criminal justice |
Most |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:30 GMT |
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| Officers usually have more time to make law enforcement decisions than order maintenance decisions |
False |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:30 GMT |
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Decision making to maintain order depends more on which of the following:
A. Experience, community standards, and personal values
B. Rules in police manuals and city ordinances
C. Constitutions and court decisions |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:54:33 GMT |
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| The law enforcement mission takes up ____ of police officers' time |
Very little |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:54:33 GMT |
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Which is true of private police?
A. They outnumber public police
B. They're non profit public service agencies |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:54:33 GMT |
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| Municipal police make up ______% of US law enforcement |
47% |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:54:33 GMT |
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| The missions of police include |
Fighting crime |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:50:45 GMT |
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| According to David Thatcher, police should do something about disorder because |
disorder can affect our sense of safety more than serious crime does |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:50:45 GMT |
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| According to Sampson/Raudenbush concentrated disadvantage 'is the single most important predictor of disorder in Chicago neighborhoods'. |
True |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:50:45 GMT |
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According to Sampson/Raudenbush our perspective
A. recognizes the importance of the connections among family, neighborhood, and police in maintaining order
B. minimizes the (agency) initiative of residents in establishing these connections |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:50:45 GMT |
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Sampson/Raudenbush findings
A. positive correlation between physical/social disorder and concentrated disadvantage (high rates of poverty, persons on welfare, single parent households, high unemployment)
B. Negative correlation between physical/social disorder and collective efficacy (ability of neighborhood residents to come together to achieve common goals, namely to control disorder) |
Both |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:45:39 GMT |
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| Systematic social observation (SSO) can assess _____ that survey participants can't describe accurately |
Neighborhood physical conditions and social interaction between individuals |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:45:39 GMT |
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| Sampson/Raudenbush sources included |
Direct observations of physical and social disorder, and neighborhood resident surveys |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:45:39 GMT |
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Which is true of crime rates during the 1990s?
A. Crime rates increased in some cities that adopted broken windows policing
B. Crime rates dropped dramatically nation wide |
Both |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:45:39 GMT |
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According to Harcourt and Ludwig's reanalysis of Kelling/Sousa's data
A. Crime rates remained stable from 1980-1998
B. Crime actually increased from 1989-1998
C. Areas with the greatest increase in crime during the 1980s were the same areas that experienced the greatest decline during the 1990s |
C. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:17:05 GMT |
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| What is true of Kelling and Sousa 'Do Police Matter'? |
Broken windows policing prevented violent crime |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:17:05 GMT |
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According to 'broken windows'
A. A stable community can turn into a jungle in a few months
B. Residents modify their behavior because they know violent crime is on the rise |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:17:05 GMT |
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| ____ gave the 'broken windows' theory a warm reception |
The press, academics, police leaders |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:17:05 GMT |
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According to 'broken windows'
A. Muggers and robbers believe they reduce their chances of being caught or even identified if they operate on streets where potential victims are already intimidates by prevailing conditions
B. Even if the neighborhood can keep a bothersome panhandler from annoying passersby, thieves are still likely to believe that residents will call the police and identify a potential mugger or to interfere if the mugging actually takes place |
A. |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:12:00 GMT |
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According to 'broken windows' theory...
A. Untended property becomes fair game for people out for fun and plunder
B. Untended behavior also leads to the breakdown in community controls |
Both |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:12:00 GMT |
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| According to 'broken windows' theory, once a neighborhood reaches an advanced state of disorder... |
The neighborhood is vulnerable to criminal invasion |
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jenmn2010 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:12:00 GMT |
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| What most often frightens people in public places, according to 'broken windows' theory? |
Violent crime and being bothered by disorderly people |
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