Criminal Justice Is an Interdisciplinary Field

question 21

Multiple Choice

Criminal justice is an interdisciplinary field. Determine which area of inquiry the following example demonstrates: A business installs new software that helps prevent the information stored on their computer systems from being obtained by criminals and used to steal their revenue. The software is a result of studies done on companies whose personal information was stolen.

• A) Forensic science.
• B) Emergency management.
• C) Victimology. (P. 7)
• D) Criminology.

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Definitions:

Amyloplasts

Starch storage organelles found in plant cells, responsible for the synthesis and storage of starch granules.

Auxin

A class of plant hormones that play essential roles in coordinating growth and behavioral processes in the plant's life cycle, including cell elongation and division.

Thigmotropism

Plant growth in response to contact with a solid object, such as the twining of plant tendrils.

Mechanical Stimuli

Physical forces that influence biological processes in organisms, such as pressure, stretch, and flow.