_____ is the philosophy of allowing the state to serve as the guardian of juveniles who might not be able to fend for themselves

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Parens patriae

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Why do Hirschi and Gottfredson conclude that white-collar criminality is less common as the types of criminality found among the lower classes?

a. People who have the opportunity to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the motivation b. People who are in a position to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the necessary opportunity c. People working at the white-collar level generally do not have the characteristics associated with crime commission d. People at the white-collar level generally do not have the skills to commit crimes of any type

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The ________ helped prevent political interference in promotional systems

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A ______ security-level prison is designed to house serious and violent offenders. Inmate movement and autonomy is significantly restricted, and inmates are often a risk to themselves, other inmates, and staff.

a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. supermax

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A system of government in which power is divided between a central (national) government and regional (state) government is called ______________________

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