Which theoretical question does social control theories ask?

a. Why don’t people follow society’s rules?
b. Why do some receive punishment and others do not?
c. Why do people follow society’s rules?
d. What physical anomalies make a criminal?


c. Why do people follow society’s rules?

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What are some differences between anomie and social disorganization/ecological theories?

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The term "Middle East" is used to describe the concept of the Muslim world, despite the fact that many residents of the Middle East are not even Muslim and a larger Muslim population exists outside of the Middle East. 2. President Morsi was removed as President of Egypt by the military, who acted because the people who voted for him and the Muslim Brotherhood just the previous year called for it. 3. Gama’a al Islamiyya (IG) is still relevant today, working with but independently from Al Queda. 4. GIA gained its support from Islamists abroad, when they saw that the GIA avoided targeting citizens at all costs. 5. Groups like Boko Haram and its affiliates across Africa may be far more brutally violent than even the acolytes of Bin Laden can accept.

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All of the following are examples of a technical violation?

a. failure to complete required treatment b. failing to check in with one’s probation officer c. violating curfew d. public intoxication

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One theory of police misconduct argues that the character flaws and personal shortcomings of individual police officers are the primary cause of deviant behavior. This theory is sometimes known as

What will be an ideal response?

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