Sociology Ch 20- Crime

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Who is the average arrestee?

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Young men. People between the ages of 15 and 24

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What is the arrest rate of African Americans?

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African Americans make up 26.6% of arrests.

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What are crimes that are more commonly committed by white people? DUI, embezzlement, tax fraud, All of the above

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All of the above

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When people are more easily assumed to be criminal and treated as such by both the police and the public at large.

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overcriminalization

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Who is disproportionately likely to be stopped by police?

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African Americans and Hispanics

Front

What influence does the racial composition of a neighborhood have on perceptions of the neighborhood?

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A higher composition of African Americans, leads to increased perception of crime

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Which one is not one of the three parts of the criminal justice system? The police, the courts, the system of punishment and corrections.

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Active Traffic Management

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What is the main point of contact between the criminal justice system and the rest of society?

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The police

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What factors do police consider when applying the law? Options: The severity of the situation, the wishes of the victim, the suspects race.

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All of the above

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________ allows people to be released from jail after an arrest by guaranteeing, usually with a deposited sum of money, that they'll show up for their day in court.

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bail