Lack of background checks, poor internal discipline procedures, and poor supervision are all examples of what type of explanations for police deviance?
a. societal
b. organizational
c. individual
d. philosophical
b
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What are self-report studies? What contrasts can be made between the amount of delinquency reported in self-report studies and that reported by official sources?
What will be an ideal response?
The doctrine of parens __________ authorizes the state to act as a parent.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
You are a legislator and have been reading in the paper about a notorious crime in the capital city. The defendant was acquitted of murder charges, because her confession was determined inadmissible at trial due to a violation of the her rights. Like everyone else in the state, you are very angry about what has happened. You understand the exclusionary rule, but you feel that it simply goes too
far and has let a terrible murderer free to walk the streets. You have decided to come up with a state law to address this issue and make sure that this will never happen again. Explain the nature of a state law that would address this issue, justify its use rather than the exclusionary rule, and discuss any possible negative consequences that may result from its use. What will be an ideal response?
According to Merton’s strain theory, a youth who responds to difficulties in school by ______ has engaged in conformity.
A. continuing to attend classes and cheat on exams B. continuing to attend classes, even without the hope of success, C. dropping out and taking refuge in a life of drugs, alcohol, and transience D. studying harder in an effort to succeed