We know far too little about girls' crime, the reasons it is committed, and the social and developmental factors that precipitate it

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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As a criminologist, you are tasked with studying the criminal activities of gang members in a particular community through participant observation. Identify relevant ethical concerns with this study. How would these concerns shape your research project?

What will be an ideal response?

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

1. Problem-oriented policing is an example of police innovation. 2. Police patrol is one of the least frequent activities that officers engage in. 3. One important component that has come out of the professional-era crime control strategy is rapid response time. 4. One example of a focused deterrence strategy is Operation Ceasefire. 5. Line officers blatantly disobeying orders of a sergeant is an example of Kennedy’s six steps to a focused deterrence strategy.

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

1. Deviant acts that provide immediate gratification of desires construct low self-control. 2. Acts that are exciting, risky, or thrilling induce high self-control. 3. Trajectory is the pathway or line of development of deviancy over a life span, referring to long term patterns of life behavior and marked by sequence of transitions. 4. A transition is shorter than a trajectory. 5. Sampson and Laub’s age-graded theory argued that life events do not have an effect on the likelihood to persist or desist with deviance because the quality of these life events is most important.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All confidential information is privileged. B. All privileged information is confidential. C. Both of these statements are true. D. Neither of these statements is true.

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