________ believed that individuals from the lower class had different values, norms, and beliefs than those held by the middle class.

A. Agnew
B. Shaw and McKay
C. Cohen
D. Merton
E. Cloward and Ohlin


Answer: C

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On the fee system on which many jails operate, a government agency pays the sheriff's department:

A. a lump sum each year for jail administration. B. a certain amount per day per inmate housed. C. to keep the inmate population low. D. the amount that inmates are not able to pay for their incarceration.

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a. strict liability b. public welfare c. strict welfare d. public liability

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