Chapter 8 Self Assessment

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. According to the data, hate crimes against someone for their sexual orientation comprises almost 50% of all hate crimes.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. As the data shows, it is a common practice for police in some jurisdictions to use the possession of condoms as evidence supporting arrests for prostitution-related offenses.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Some of the challenges that LGBTQ people experience in the criminal justice system include:

Police officers can treat same sex couples differently correct incorrect

They are sometimes given less credibility as witnesses correct incorrect

They are sometimes given less credibility as prospective jurors correct incorrect

All the above correct incorrect

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. The Homosexual Advance Theory

Excuses the suspects behavior correct incorrect

Allows for the sexual orientation of the victim to be a mitigating factor in sentencing correct incorrect

Promotes hate crimes correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. According to recent research, LGBTQ people are incarcerated at _____the rate of straight people

Twice correct incorrect

Three times correct incorrect

Five times correct incorrect

Ten times correct incorrect