In 1929, President Herbert Hoover appointed the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement (Wickersham Commission) to study

a. the criminal justice system.
b. juvenile delinquency.
c. crime trends in the general population.
d. corruption in the private business sector.


a

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a. positive indication of one's communicative skills. b. indicator of one's rehabilitative potential. c. mitigating circumstance. d. aggravating circumstance.

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What is the definition of kidnapping? Kidnapping is defined to include any of three acts. List and explain these three acts. Use examples from your readings to support your answer.

What will be an ideal response?

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__________ is the frustration and sense of injustice that result from experiencing socially structured incapacities as low capabilities

a. Retreatism b. Reaction-formation c. Strain d. Power-control

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The concept of criminal law has been recognized for more than 3,000 years, beginning with the creation of the most famous set of written laws of the ancient world, known as __________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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