The labor force in the United States includes
A) those between ages 12 and 16 who are actually working.
B) discouraged workers.
C) those over the age of 16 who are employed or are seeking employment.
D) all of the above.
C
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The developmental perspective on crime and antisocial behavior views the life course of all humans as following a
A) series of distinct age-related stages of development. B) developmental pathway littered with risk factors. C) vertical line dependent upon physiological milestones. D) sequence of stages that enhance empathy.
Workers at Waldo's Worldwide Widget Works (WWWW) are on strike for better wages. The workers are members of the International Widget Works Union (IWWU). Each day about a dozen workers appear outside the factory and form a picket line
They carry signs demanding a pay raise from WWWW. The owners of the WWWW are refusing to bargain with the IWWU and have barred the union members from the plant. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding this situation? A) Officials of the WWWW must provide written notice to the union to stop the picketing; if the officials refuse, the picketing workers may be arrested for criminal trespass even if not on WWWW property. B) To avoid violating the criminal trespass statute, the workers should conduct their picket line on property not owned by WWWW. C) The union members have a constitutional right to picket the WWWW on any location where they normally work. D) The WWWW owners may lawfully have the picketing workers arrested if their picket line is visible to any non-union workers on factory grounds.
The majority of sexual assaults are committed by
a. registered sex offenders. b. individuals known to the victim. c. strangers. d. males between the ages of 25 and 30.
Routine Activities theory posits that target hardening activities are one way to deter would-be offenders. Which of the following is an example of target hardening?
a. Placing an offender in jail or prison for committing a criminal act b. Placing high-value items in locked cases c. Placing offenders on probation d. Sentencing offenders to longer prison sentences