Crime Is Most Often Prevented By

question 6

Multiple Choice

Crime is most often prevented by:

• A) using evidence-based practices.
• B) achieving high conviction rates.
• C) ​the deterrent effect of the police, courts, and corrections.
• D) ​the presence of neighborhood watch groups.
• E) ​friendly neighbors.

Comprehend the fundamentals of response deprivation theory and its developers.

Apply Premack’s principle in modifying behaviors by understanding the relationship between preferred and less preferred activities.

Understand how probability and deprivation influence an activity’s reinforcement value.

Identify the creators and critical components of probability-differential theory.

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Definitions:

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller who has exclusive control over a particular good or service.

Criminal Offenses

Acts or omissions punishable by law as defined by statute or common law.

Clayton Act

A U.S. antitrust law enacted in 1914 aimed at promoting competition and preventing monopolies by prohibiting certain anti-competitive practices.

Celler-Kefauver Act

is a United States antitrust law passed in 1950 that prevents companies from acquiring assets of competitors if the effect would be to substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly.