The Three Tasks Given to the Experts Who Sat on the Foresight's

question 43

Multiple Choice

The three tasks given to the experts who sat on the Foresight's Crime Prevention Panel were: to describe crimes of the near future; to decide what role science and technology will play in future criminality; and ________.

• A) to outline the demographic characteristics of future criminals
• B) to create successful intervention programs
• C) to identify methods to reduce and detect those crimes
• D) to predict which members of society will commit crimes
• E) to predict which crimes will be the most prevalent

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