Which of the following provides an explanation for how people learn to commit crime from those around them?
a. differential association theory
b. labeling theory
c. social bonding theory
d. self-control theory
a. differential association theory
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The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA. became law in 1996 in an attempt to reduce frivolous lawsuits by prisoners. Which of the following most accurately reflects the results of current research regarding the PLRA?
a. The PLRA has succeeded in both reducing the volume of prisoner litigation and in encouraging the filing of only the more meritorious cases. b. The PLRA has not succeeded in either reducing the volume of prisoner litigation or in encouraging the filing of only the more meritorious cases. c. The PLRA has succeeded in reducing the volume of prisoner litigation but not in encouraging the filing of only the more meritorious cases. d. The PLRA has succeeded filing of only the more meritorious cases, but not in reducing the volume of prisoner litigation.
Which of the following is for the purpose of deciding whether the child should be made a ward of the juvenile court because he or she is delinquent, abused, neglected, or dependent or is a status offender?
a. juvenile hearing b. status hearing c. probation hearing d. adjudicatory hearing
___________ is roughly the same as "as needed."
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What percentage of homicides that Marvin Wolfgang discovered were precipitated by victims?
A. 5% B. 11% C. 26% D. 34%