Compare and contrast Hagan’s power-control theory and Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory.
What will be an ideal response?
First, Hagan (1989) contended that delinquency is more likely when a person has a preference for taking risks, an orientation that Gottfredson and Hirschi saw as central to a lack of self-control. Second, both approaches believe that personal orientations, whether risk-taking or self-control, are established by the nature of parenting. In short, families are incubators for or prophylactics against criminal involvement.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A person who holds property but has no right to exercise discretion as to its use or handling is said to have:
a. possession. b. ownership. c. custody and control. d. custody only.
In Maryland v. Buie (1989), it was legally permissible for the officers to conduct a protective sweep at the defendant's home based on the reported facts that:
a. no one was armed on the premises b. the defendant was a known drug dealer c. two armed men robbed a pizza parlor d. the judge gave them pre-search permission
What two diseases have sensitized the law enforcement community to the potential health hazards that can exist at crime scenes? Name three basic types of protective clothing that investigators use to guard against contamination by infectious materials at a crime scene.
What will be an ideal response?