CRJU 2220 Lecture 1: SET 1
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The scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. Valid measure a measure that actually measures what it purports to measure; a measure that is factual. A measure that produces consistent results from one measurement to another. Megan"s law requires law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public about registered sex offenders, including the offender"s name, picture, address, incarceration date, and nature of crime. Connecticut dept. of public safety v. doe (2003) U. s. supreme court upheld the legality of sex offender registration when it ruled that persons convicted of sexual offenses may be required to register with a state"s department of public. Safety & be listed on a sex offender registry with info -names, addresses, photos, etc. online. Refers to those killings in which the victim is a direct, positive precipitator of the incident. White-collar crime illegal acts that capitalize on a person"s status in the marketplace.
