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In 2010 women accounted for approximately _____ percent of all arrests.

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Public order crimes, such as public drunkenness, are a type of visible crimes.

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Explain why there are gender differences in crime.  Why do women commit less crime than men?  What is the trend with women and crime?

___________  involve the use of computers and the Internet to commit  acts against people, property, public order, or morality.

______________________ is a school of criminology that views behavior as stemming from free will, demands responsibility and accountability of all perpetrators, and stresses the need for punishments severe enough to deter others.

Relatively few political crimes take place in western democracies compared with other countries.

The NCVS incorporates a survey of businesses to assess their rate of victimization.

_______ theories combine differing theoretical perspectives into a larger model.

Which statement is true regarding crime?

How are c rime rates affected by changes in social conditions, including demographic trends and   unemployment rates?

A person's routine activities may increase the likelihood of ________.

Victimless crimes are prosecuted on the idea that society as a whole is being injured, even if the participants in the criminal act do not feel victimized.

____________ suggest that offenders have criminal careers that often begin with pathways into youth crime but can change and end through turning points in life.

Anna Bert is a college graduate who has worked for a well-known bank as a VP for 10 years. Anna grew up in a middle-class family with her mother, father, and brother. She is married and has a five-month-old little girl. On a Saturday night, Ms. Bert suffocates her daughter with a pillow. When law enforcement arrives, she states that the baby would just not be quiet and she could not take it anymore. Recently, scholars have determined that women who commit crimes are not adequately represented in the research. As in Ms. Bert's particular case, a theory that modern researchers examining her life would apply to this case would be ________ theory.

A small percentage of  crime is committed by acquaintances and relatives of victims, especially crimes committed against women.

Occupational crimes are often profitable and usually do not come to the public's attention.

Moving the proceeds of criminal activities through a maze of businesses, banks, and brokerage accounts so as to disguise their origin is referred to as _________.

Moving the proceeds of criminal activities through a maze of businesses, banks, and brokerage accounts so as to disguise their origin  is known as:

Crimes that threaten the general well-being of society and challenge accepted moral principles are defined as _______ crimes.

As a metaphor, the use of the phrase, "dark figure of crime," serves to downplay the less dangerous aspects of crime that get reported to police.