Offenders May React Selectively to the Characteristics of Particular Offenses

question 55

Multiple Choice

Offenders may react selectively to the characteristics of particular offenses.For instance,the decision to commit a burglary may involve evaluating the target's likely cash yield and the presence of dogs and escape routes.This crime would then be considered:

• A)offense specific
• B)offender specific
• C)target specific
• D)risk specific

Describe effective strategies for behavior modification and understand the concept of reinforcement.

Grasp Piaget’s perspective on children as active learners and constructors of knowledge.

Understand the influence of the information-processing perspective on cognitive development.

Recognize the stages of cognitive development as proposed by Piaget and the characteristics of each stage.

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Definitions:

Standard Cost System

An accounting system that uses standard costs for product costs for the purposes of cost control and decision making.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for industries where production is continuous, attributing costs to units of product based on the processes they go through.

Job Order Costing

An accounting methodology used to assign manufacturing costs to an individual product or batches of products, often used in situations where each product is distinct.

Labor Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the standard or expected cost, used as a measure of financial performance.