Episodic Framing of Crime Is Thought to Encourage Which of the Following

question 2

Multiple Choice

Episodic framing of crime is thought to encourage which of the following?

• A) attributing responsibility for crime to individuals
• B) attributing responsibility for crime to government
• C) sympathy for criminal suspects
• D) reduced support for punitive measures such as the death penalty

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Definitions:

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