Identify the five types of resource control (or power) proposed by Turk (1976a).

What will be an ideal response?


A strong answer will identify the following:
• control of the means of direct physical violence, i.e., war or police power
• control of the production, allocation, and/or use of material resources, i.e., economic power
• control of decision-making processes, i.e., political power
• control of definitions of and access to knowledge, beliefs, values, i.e., ideological power
• control of human attention and living-time, i.e., diversionary power

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a. Working in low-crime areas. b. Working late night hours. c. Working with large numbers of employees. d. Limited contact with the public.

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Vincent, a twelve-year-old boy, purchases two bottles of beer from a liquor shop in Moorville, a state in the United States. Even though Moorville has not banned the sale or purchase of alcohol, Vincent is arrested by the local cops. In this scenario, Vincent is a(n) _____.

A. white-collar criminal B. inchoate offender C. geriatric offender D. status offender

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Using force or threats to obtain something, usually money, is called ______.

A. extortion B. bribery C. assault D. embezzlement

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, overall, the percentage of the total population that is age 65 and over is projected to _____ in the coming decades

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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