What were Émile Durkheim's ideas concerning social change and crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Crime is normal, is a functional necessity in a healthy society, and helps to reinforce social solidarity.
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Which of the following represents the most commonly noted complaints against officers by minority-group members?
a. hand gestures that can be deemed offensive b. offensive language used c. stopping and questioning them for no other apparent reason than race or ethnicity d. rolling the eyes
Peer influence typically peaks at age ______.
A. 12 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18
In the federal system and about half the states, the decision to bring a suspect to trial is made by a group of citizens in a closed hearing called a/an:
a. preliminary hearing b. federal jury c. indictment hearing d. grand jury
The Knapp Commission was created:
a. because an incident in which police used excessive force was caught on tape. b. in response to a series of articles in the New York Times detailing widespread corruption. c. after a city councilperson's son was illegally detained and searched. d. due to a political mandate by a newly elected governor.