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Current Events class unit on CRIME
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1
Which US state carries out the most executions?
New York
California
Florida
Texas
2
What US state leads the nation in adults behind bars or under community supervision?
Georgia
Texas
Virginia
Florida
3
In what state did the Three Strikes You're Out Law overload its prisons?
Florida
California
New York
Texas
4
Which method is the most commonly used for the Death Penalty in the USA?
Hanging
Firing Squad
Lethal Injection
Electric Chair
5
When you witness a woman being mugged and you keep on walking.... is an example of...
Citizen ignorance
Indictment
Bystander Apathy
Truth in Sentencing
6
Which is NOT considered a
cause of crime
?
Role of Guns
Breakdown of Judicial System
Poverty
violence
7
A movement to
stop
shortening criminal sentences for good behavior is called...
Three Strikes You're Out
Truth in Sentencing
Recidivism
A day for a day
8
HALF of all criminals convicted of drug arrests are in prison for what (drug)?
Marijuana
Heroin
Cocaine
Crystal Meth
9
What do most violent criminals have in common?
Parents are divorced
They are poor
They were abused as children
They don't have fathers
10
Which is NOT a valid reason to support the Death Penalty
It deters crime
Gives victims families closure
Its cheaper to kill a prisoner than house them for life
Killer is beyond redemption
11
Criminals deemed to be
mentally ill
cannot be executed. Who else is safe from execution?
non-citizens
minors
elderly
women
12
As a result of the Drug Wars, what city has become the "kidnap capital" of the US?
El Paso
Phoenix
Tucson
Houston
13
1 in ___ adults in America is in jail, or on probation or parole. 25 years ago it was 1 in 77.
12
31
26
20
14
A mugging is considered a ....
aggravated assault
battery
burglary
robbery
15
Which US state has the largest death row in the country?
New York
Texas
Florida
California
16
7 in 10 people RETURN to prison. The term for this is.....
Larceny
Truth in Sentencing
Rehabilitation
Recidivism
17
Threatening someone with bodily harm is considered....
battery
assault
arson
larceny
18
Which is NOT an example of a Victimless Crime?
Suicide
Individual drug use
Prostitution
Littering
19
Which country has the most people in prison?
Japan
Russia
China
America
20
Which is NOT a valid reason for Bystander Apathy?
Witness doesn't want to get involved
Witness doesn't want to help victim
Witness afraid for own safety
Witness thinks someone else will intervene
