Sam is American. He was recently convicted for the third time for drug possession and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Upon entry into prison Sam had no other crimes on his record. With the exception of his drug habit, Sam is a law-abiding citizen. Fast-forward three years; Sam has now spent 3 years in a maximum-security prison and is about to be released. Upon his release, he is reconvicted for a string of armed robberies. What theory would Dr. Gendreau use to explain Sam's new reconvictions?
Select one:
A. Deterrence
B. Classical conditioning
C. Deep freeze
D. Psychodynamic
E. Schools of crime
A researcher interviewed 500 prisoners before they were about to be released from prison. The researcher asked questions to assess each prisoner's employment plans for release. Three years later the researcher discovered that prisoners with no firm employment plans prior to release were more likely to be returned to prison than prisoners who had firm employment plans prior to release. The researcher used the following research design:
Select one:
A. Cross-sectional
B. Longitudinal
C. Randomized control
D. Retrospective
E. Matched Comparison
Canadian police services reported almost 1.9 million Criminal Code criminal offences (excluding traffic) in 2015. The number 1.9 million represents:
Select one:
A. An incidence rate
B. A crime rate
C. A prevalence rate
D. A prevalence
E. An incidence
A researcher identifies 30 studies that have examined the extent to which substance abuse treatment programs can reduce recidivism upon release from prison. The head of Correctional Services of Canada wants to know whether or not these substance abuse programs actually work. To answer this question, the researcher should conduct a:
Select one:
A. ROC analysis
B. Meta-analysis
C. Qualitative analysis
D. Narrative review
E. Q score analysis
Psychological explanations of crime focus on _____________; sociological explanations of crime focus on _____________.
Select one:
A. Inter and intra individual differences, groups and social influences
B. Broad social systems, intra and inter cultural differences
C. Between group differences, between societal differences
D. Broad social influences, intra and inter societal differences
E. Groups and social influences, inter and intra individual differences