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

1. American criminal law comes from a wide range of sources.
2. Hacking into someone’s computer does not constitute an affirmative act.
3. A negative act refers to inaction.
4. The definition of crime and the definition of wrongdoing are the same.
5. Crime refers to actions and inactions that society deems both wrong and punishable.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Walter Miller suggested that ______ is/are part of a value system and lifestyle that has emerged from the realities of life on the bottom rung of society.

a. status frustration b. focal concerns c. short-run hedonism d. modes of adaptation

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This is a term used for inmates who falsely claim and consciously fake symptoms of an illness.

a. shirking b. truanting c. skiving d. malingering

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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