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Describe a typical offender, with a discussion of implications for understanding criminal behaviour in general (Typical = Bill Jones vs Sensational = Paul Bernardo) - Answer-Bill Jones, aged 28, is serving a 36-month sentence for armed robbery. This is not his first incarceration, having served time both in secure custody as a youth and in provincial jails for property crimes (theft, break and enter, drug possession, and a couple of assaults). ... - Answer-He dropped out of high school prior ...

CMN 140 Exam1, CMN 140 Exam 2, CMN 140 Final 194 Questions with Verified Answers "Hardware" vs "Software" of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER *Hardware:* -Biological organ of communication -Computation is processed in gray matter -> e.g. how info is processed in the brain -Info is transmitted via white matter *Software:* -The brain gives rise to the mind -Some programs are innate (e.g. capacity for language) -Some are learned (e.g. English language) *There is a deep physical conn...

Complete Test Bank for Psychology of Criminal Behaviour A Canadian Perspective, 3rd Edition by Shelley Brown, Mark E. Olver, Kelly M. Babchishin, Adelle Forth ; ISBN13: 9780137703265....(Full Chapters included and organized in reverse order from Chapter 14 to 1)...1.Crime in Canada 2.Theories of Crime: Biological and Evolutionary Explanations 3.Theories of Crime: Learning and Environment 4.Canadian Corrections in Practice 5.Adolescent Offenders 6.Economically Motivated Offenders 7.Substanc...

Complete Test Bank for Criminology, A Sociological Understanding, 8th Edition by Steven E. Barkan ; ISBN13: 9780137636150. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 18)....1.Criminology and the Sociological Perspective 2.Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem 3.The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior 4.Victims and Victimization 5.Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives 6.Biological and Psychological Explanations 7.Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure 8...

Criminal Behavior A Psychological Approach 12th Edition Table of contents 1. Introduction to Criminal Behavior 2. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Developmental Risk and Protective Factors 3. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological/Neurological Factors 4. Origins of Criminal Behavior: Learning and Situational Factors 5. Human Aggression and Violence 6. Juvenile Delinquency 7. Psychopathy 8. Crime and Mental Disorders 9. Homicide, Assault, and Intimate Partner and Family Violence 10. Mu...

The basic structure of a typical healthcare organization resembles a a. Circle b. Pentagon c. Pyramid d. Straight line - ANSWER b. Pyramid The most primary overriding concern of any security department should be a. Its image b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility c. The goals and mission if the entity employing the security services d. Cost-effectiveness - ANSWER b. The safety and well-being of anyone in the facility Which accreditation body provides standards to ad...

CMY3706 WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . most important motive when selecting victims of a house robbery (pg 232) - ANSWER-1 - wealth of victim factors specifically contributing to the incidents of violent crime in SA - ANSWER-2 - vigilantism, socio-economic conditions and a weak criminal justice system type of residence associated with the highest number of robberies (pg 233) - ANSWER-2 - residential homes .. followed by farm houses and flats provide with the most killings o...

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What are external forms of social control? (1) - Answer- Within society we have external pressures that persuade us to conform to the rules. §For example, if we do not do our homework, teachers may give us a detention. Can we think of any other examples? - Parents grounding us or taking away phones. -Boss firing us because we are always late. -Police presence makes society act a certain way These are examples of external social control. What are external forms of social contr...

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