Explain the self-selection versus social learning debate as related to Thornberry’s interactional model.

What will be an ideal response?


Do certain individuals decide to hang out with delinquents based on their previous behavior, or do they learn criminality from delinquents with whom they associate?

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________ corrections in a written statement might be an indicator of deception

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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

1. The term “organized crime” has been applied exclusively to the activities of the Italian-American Mafia. 2. Syndicated crime was diminished during Prohibition because legitimate businessmen dominated business of alcohol sales. 3. Syndicated crime has been described as a ladder of mobility for immigrant and minority groups. 4. In the “spectrum-based theory of enterprise,” legitimate businesses and syndicated crime engage in many of the same activities, but do so in ways that are somewhat arbitrarily defined as legal or illegal. 5. La Cosa Nostra and the Lockheed Corporation have had parallel objectives in making bribes to public officials.

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Explain what is meant by the term “militarization of the police.”

What will be an ideal response?

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Few probationers are felons who have long histories of offending

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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