Which of the following terms did Howard Becker use to refer to individuals who personally benefit from convincing the public to label the behavior of others as deviant or criminal?

a. Criminal
b. Delinquent entrepreneurs
c. Moral entrepreneurs
d. Outsiders


c. Moral entrepreneurs

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Petersilia (2003) defined prisoner ______ as all activities and programming conducted to prepare ex-convicts to return safely to the community and to live as law-abiding citizens.

A. reentry B. rehabilitation C. programming D. probation

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Discuss Barbara Owen's study on female inmates and her findings

What will be an ideal response?

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Creating a unique police culture is seen as unnecessary by most police officers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In terms of the FBI’s profiling method, most offenders fit into which category?

a) Organized offenders b) Disorganized offenders c) Mixed d) None of the above

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