Sociological approaches to crime emphasize ______.

A. inherited traits
B. impulse control
C. environment and opportunity
D. the offender


C. environment and opportunity

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Perhaps characteristic of those having reached higher stages of moral development, civil disobedience refers to:

a. A vigilante attitude toward those who violate laws and social norms. b. A peaceful refusal to obey laws that are felt to be unjust. c. A duty that citizens have to obey democratically-created laws. d. Refusing to vote because "it doesn't matter anyway".

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In which of the following cases is a jury more likely to be responsible for determining the sentence for a guilty offender?

a. capital punishment b. driving while under the influence c. aggravated assault d. petty theft

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If a suspect is not under arrest, but is deprived of freedom in a significant way, he is in __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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When police officers see themselves as involved in a battle between good and evil in which they are unequivocally warriors on the side of good, they are exhibiting:

a. safety c. adventure b. morality d. bureaucratic control

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