Virtually all juveniles break the law, but very few go on to become serious or frequent offenders
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Why are gun lobbies expected to oppose a system in which gun manufacturers take "fingerprints" of guns before they leave the factories?
A) Any database created would not include guns already in circulation. B) The process would trace the owner of the gun, not necessarily the user. C) It is too easy for criminals to scratch the firing pin. D) The system is very much like a national gun registry.
Physical abuse behaviors do NOT include:
a. Punching. b. Shoving. c. Asking for some kind of abuse. d. Using an object against a spouse.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A major form of crime that tends to increase during wartime is white-collar crime. 2. Juvenile delinquency tends to decrease in times of war. 3. Fads in crime that are often stimulated by media coverage or portrayals are referred to as copycat crimes. 4. The belief that the observation of media violence increases the propensity to violence is referred to as the precipitation hypothesis.
Match the terms in Column 1 with the definition and/or description in Column 2
Column 1 Column 2 1. Middle-class measuring rod a. Refers to a process of human interaction on both one-to-one and group levels 2. Frequency b. Refers the influences who are closest to an individual 3. Learning theories c. Refers to influences of the longest-running 4. Focal concerns d. Emphasize the process in which criminal behavior is observed, learned, and carried out 5. Reinforcement e. Middle-class values, norms, and expected standards of academic, social, and civic achievement 6. Agents of socialization f. Refers to the influences who an individual comes into contact most frequently 7. Imitation g. Refers to who does the socialization 8. Duration h. Occurs when a behavior is wanted to continue 9. Intensity i. When behavior is observed and mimicked without understanding of behavior consequences 10. Socialization j. Elements that combine to characterize lower-class culture