Author Question: Official statistics on crime tend to be inadequate because: a. many crimes go unreported b. the ... (Read 27 times)

tingc95 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Official statistics on crime tend to be inadequate because:

a. many crimes go unreported
b. the techniques to measure crime lack the necessary sophistication
c. they serve the interests of politicians
d. very often, the wrong person is caught

Question 2

According to Seymour Martin Lipset, a large middle class is a structural prerequisite of democracy. Which of the following is NOT among the reasons he presents to support this argument?

a. Its members feel that they have a stake in society.
b. Its members tend to fill positions in society that are structurally necessary if democracy is to be preserved.
c. Its members tend to support policies that reduce class and status cleavages.
d. It tends to be a highly literate group capable of making decisions about complex political and social issues.