______ refers NOT only to those acts that would be considered criminal under the law, but also to status offenses.

a. Delinquency
b. Status offense
c. Youthful crime
d. Dependency


a. Delinquency

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These were outcasts because their ancestors worked at trades that dealt with dead flesh, such as butchery, tanning, grave digging, and so on, which was seen as unclean in the Buddhist religious tradition.

A. burakumin B. kobun C. ikka D. ronin

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The _____ theory is similar to integrated strain-control theory, as it emphasizes that strong childhood bonds to parents reduce the risk for delinquency and weak bonds raise this risk, in particular by increasing associations with delinquent peers

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The most common effort to curb racial profiling is through administrative rulemaking and the adoption of a department policy on when race or ethnicity can and cannot be used in police actions.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Latin term actus reus means

a. strict liability b. guilty act c. guilty mind d. elements of a crime

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