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What is the Berlin Wall best known for?

  • Reducing terror attacks
  • Preventing illegal border crossings
  • Creating employment opportunities for Palestinians
  • Effectively keeping East Germans in East Berlin (correct)

    • What is the primary purpose of the Israeli West Bank Barrier?

  • Separating families
  • Creating employment opportunities for Palestinians
  • Reducing terror attacks (correct)
  • Preventing illegal border crossings

    • Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a criticism of the Israeli West Bank Barrier?

  • Separating families
  • Allowing illegal border crossings (correct)
  • Being cost-ineffective
  • Creating unemployment among Palestinians

    • What has been a controversial aspect of the US-Mexico border wall?

    <p>Its cost-effectiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Marcus Felson and Lawrence Cohen propose in their Routine Activities Theory?

    <p>A motivated offender and a desirable target need to converge in time and space in the absence of a capable guardian for a crime to occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered the most effective deterrent to any criminal activity, according to the text?

    <p>Human presence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Texas Department of Public Safety begin using in December 2011 to prevent illegal crossings of the Rio Grande?

    <p>'Davis-class' patrol boats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Pershing’s 1916 expedition into Mexico involve?

    <p>Use of the Army Air Corps to fly observation missions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of transportation is mentioned as the most effective means in certain border areas?

    <p>'Equine friends'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Splash downs' are related to which type of activity described in the text?

    <p>'Shallow water interceptors' encountering smugglers trying to escape by driving into the Rio Grande and crossing on foot into Mexico</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Physical barriers, such as walls and fences, are only effective in delineating boundaries and do not have any impact on reducing criminal activity.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Israeli West Bank Barrier has been criticized for separating families and creating unemployment among Palestinians.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The primary purpose of the US-Mexico border wall is to reduce illegal border crossings and smuggling activities.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Routine Activities Theory, the absence of a capable guardian makes it less probable for a crime to occur.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Neighborhood Watch, defensible space architecture, and security cameras are some ideas that stem from the Routine Activities Theory.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Texas Department of Public Safety began using armed patrol boats to prevent illegal crossings of the Rio Grande in December 2011.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The use of the fledgling Army Air Corps in Pershing’s 1916 expedition into Mexico was highly effective in supporting ground units.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Physical barriers such as walls and fences are considered a form of technology.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The idea of a wall securing much of the US-Mexico border has been criticized as not cost effective.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Human presence is considered the most effective means of transportation in certain border areas.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Berlin Wall was quite effective in keeping East Germans in East Berlin.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Israeli West Bank Barrier has been criticized as both illegal and immoral for separating families and creating unemployment among Palestinians.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The building of a wall securing much of the US-Mexico border has effectively reduced illegal border crossings.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Routine Activities Theory, a capable guardian is necessary for a crime to occur.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Texas Department of Public Safety began using armed patrol boats to prevent illegal crossings of the Rio Grande in December 2011.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Physical barriers have proven to be ineffective in reducing terror attacks originating from the West Bank, according to the text?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Texas Department of Public Safety operates ten 'Davis-class' patrol boats to prevent illegal crossings of the Rio Grande?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The use of the fledgling Army Air Corps in Pershing’s 1916 expedition into Mexico was highly effective in supporting ground units?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The absence of human guardians would not make a crime more probable, according to Routine Activities Theory?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Israeli West Bank Barrier has been criticized as both illegal and immoral for separating families and creating unemployment among Palestinians, according to the text?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some criticisms of the Israeli West Bank Barrier?

    <p>The Israeli West Bank Barrier has been criticized as both illegal and immoral for separating families and creating unemployment among Palestinians.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some ideas that stem from the Routine Activities Theory?

    <p>Neighborhood Watch, defensible space architecture, and the proliferation of security cameras.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Texas Department of Public Safety begin using in December 2011 to prevent illegal crossings of the Rio Grande?

    <p>Armed patrol boats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What form of transportation is mentioned as the most effective means in certain border areas?

    <p>Horse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Marcus Felson and Lawrence Cohen propose in their Routine Activities Theory?

    <p>They proposed that in order for a crime to occur, a motivated offender and a desirable target had to converge in time and space in the absence of a capable guardian.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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