A Crime Victim's Right to Be Notified That a Suspect

question 44

True/False

A crime victim's right to be notified that a suspect is out on bail is an example of victims' rights at the expense of offenders.

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Definitions:

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to explain personal success by internal causes and personal failures by external causes.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute others' actions to their character rather than external factors.

Spillover Effect

The influence of an event or behavior in one context spreading into another area, often unintentionally.