Traditional theories of deviance and crime adopt an absolutist definition of deviance as something real that is inherent in behavior. In contrast, labeling theory adopts a relativist definition

a. True
b. False


Answer: a

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An officer who works for you shows up at work under the influence of alcohol. As a supervisor, it would be most appropriate for you to:

a. Drive him home b. Have an officer drive him home c. Let him sleep it off in his vehicle d. Allow him to go to work

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The Pearson r has no PRE interpretation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was established in 1982 to undertake all of the following except:

a.identifying national and international drug trafficking organizations b.coordinating investigation efforts into money laundering c.research on drug use in foreign markets d.targeting infrastructures of drug trafficking businesses

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By using an objective based classification system, it is less likely that what would occur?

a. Over-classification b. Under-classification c. Actuarial classification d. Numerical score classification

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