The Vast Majority of Crimes Come to the Attention of the Police

question 69

Multiple Choice

The vast majority of crimes come to the attention of the police in response to citizen complaints. Citizens do not usually bother to inform the authorities if they do not think a crime is serious enough or feel that nothing can be done. This means that there might be serious bias in the

• A) symbolic interactionist theory of deviance.
• B) way conflict theorists understand deviance.
• C) value of punishment for deterrence.
• D) Uniform Crime Report.

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