What commission, appointed by President Herbert Hoover, made a detailed analysis of the US justice system and helped usher in the era of treatment and rehabilitation?

a. Chicago Crime Commission
b. American Bar Foundation Commission
c. Wickersham Commission
d. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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

1. Deindividuation theories refer to long-term processes that focus on a person’s learning history, whereas social cognitive theories identify short-term processes that are very sensitive to group dynamics. 2. Social cognitive theories are often referred to as social learning theories. 3. Psychological process theorists view the law as an unchanging entity that is perfectly capable of distinguishing between criminals and noncriminals. 4. Modeling, observational learning, and imitation all refer to the same process. 5. Psychological process theorists believe that explaining desistance from antisocial behavior is easier to explain than persistence of antisocial behavior.

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Paul's friend Peter bullied his classmates in elementary school. He started with name-calling, then moved to physical aggression including head-slapping, tripping, and shoving. His parents did not consider this as physical aggression, really. More like "boys will be boys.". As he got older, Paul began to engage in physical altercations. The physical fighting grew more intense when Paul joined a

gang. As a teenager, Paul was convicted in adult court of a strong-arm attack and rape. Which pathway aligns to Paul's behavior? a. Covert pathway b. Overt pathway c. Authority conflict pathway d. Trajectory pathway

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