____ describes the antisocial behaviors that arise from efforts to maintain governmental power or to uphold the race, class, and gender advantages of those who support the government
a. Power-control crime
b. State (organized) crime
c. Instrumental theory
d. Structural theory
b
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Which of the following statements about age and delinquency is FALSE?
a. With maturity comes the ability to resist the "quick fix" to one's problems. b. Life experience helps former delinquents seek out nondestructive solutions to their personal problems. c. As youths grow older, they take on new responsibilities that are inconsistent with criminality. d. As juvenile delinquents mature, they become less aware of the risks that accompany crime.
The objective of the ________ step is either to impart new knowledge or skills to students or to refresh their memory about what they have once learned but might have forgotten.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The first duty of the criminal investigator is to
a. establish whether or not a crime was committed. b. arrest the perpetrator. c. contact all witnesses. d. write a comprehensive report. e. safeguard and protect evidence.
The term mens rea refers to the harm caused by the defendant's forbidden act
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false