Which theory contends that offenders learn to engage in crime through exposure to and adoption of definitions favorable to the commission of a crime?
a. conflict theory
b. labeling theory
c. strain theory
d. social learning theory
d. social learning theory
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Labor contracts often have prohibitions against the use of chemical or polygraph tests unless voluntarily agreed to by a suspect employee
A) True B) False
In Islamic Law, what happens if the plaintiff is unable to produce the required number of qualified witnesses?
A. The case is automatically dismissed. B. The defendant is asked to take a religious oath attesting his or her innocence. C. The defendant is asked to take a religious oath attesting his or her innocence and if so done, the case is dismissed. D. The defendant is asked to take a religious oath attesting his or her innocence and if so done the case is dismissed; otherwise, if the defendant refuses three times, a judgment is entered.
People who illegally dispense illegal drugs will be held strictly liable in many states for a death that results from the ingestion of such a drug
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Although the courts have said that a police officer's detention of a person based on the officer's reasonable suspicion must be brief, courts have not set precise limits, rather, they have said that the time span of the detention must be evaluated based on the _____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word