Comment on the social attitudes during the 1980s and 90s and how they may have fostered the development of certain types of theories
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
*"Me" generation and generation "X" – emphasis on self-interest
*Focus on accountability, soft free will, more radical and conflict perspectives put aside
*Belief in parents' responsibility to teach discipline and restraint
*Use of integrated theories, particularly using Glueck's longitudinal data on juveniles
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Police officers in a neighborhood precinct notice that trouble occurs at the same time each day when students from one high school get off at a certain bus stop at the same time as students from another high school
They decide to create a basketball league with off -duty police officers and students from each of these high schools on each team right after school to get the kids talking to each other. What is this an example of? A) community policing B) community prosecution C) problem-solving policing D) community justice
In 2015, the price for a market basket of consumer goods is $1,600. In the base year, the cost of the identical market basket was $1,000. The price index in this case is
A) 16.0. B) 200.0. C) 130.0. D) 160.0.
Which of the following theories holds defendants responsible for foreseeable deaths caused by the commission of a dangerous felony?
a. proximate cause theory b. reasonable effects theory c. agency theory d. likely outcomes theory