In the context of the scientific method, a _____ is a proposition that can be tested by researchers or observers to determine if it is valid.
A. hypothesis
B. presumption
C. conjecture
D. law
Answer: A
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Emile Durkheim explained crime as the result of the breakdown of social norms, also known as the _____ theory
a. Anomie c. Control b. Positivist d. Conflict
Define, compare, and contrast adolescent-limited and life-course-persistent juvenile delinquents.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Adultery, according to Sutherland, is a white-collar offense. 2. According to Sutherland, the offense element relates to crimes in which the rich and powerful use their occupational positions to accrue more wealth and power. 3. According to Sutherland, upperworld offenders avoid criminal justice sanctions because they have the power and money to influence which laws are passed. 4. According to Sutherland, the public is willing to rise up and call for the enforcement of the law against white-collar criminals. 5. According to Sutherland, white-collar crime is organized crime.
___________ emphasized the crime fighting approach to crime
a. The President's Commission on Law enforcement c. Controlled Substance Act b. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act d. the international association of chiefs of police