What is acid phosphatase and how is it used by forensic scientists?

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Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that is secreted by the prostate gland into seminal fluid. It is used by forensic scientists to determine the presence of semen in a stain.

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According to reentry theory, which of the following is not a phase in which programs can be undertaken?

a. fully after incarceration b. during sentencing c. during incarceration d. during a period that spans or follows incarceration

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What critical influence did Sutherland leave out of differential association theory?

a. family b. media c. friends d. community

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Which of the following is an example of less-lethal force?

a. shooting an unarmed suspect b. firing at a moving vehicle c. pepper spray d. conditioned hesitation e. all of these choices

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Maintaining a damaged identity after official labeling may, along with other negative social reactions from society, produce a _____, which provokes some adolescents into repeating their antisocial behaviors

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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