When a person’s life path changes from deviant behavior back to law-abiding status, the critical events that cause this change are called ______.

a. points of reversal
b. conforming events
c. positive events
d. points of desistance


d. points of desistance

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The force factor is

A) the standard amount of force that should be used in any situation. B) the level of force used by the police relative to the suspect?s resistance. C) one of seven factors used to judge a use -of-force incident. D) the main cause of injuries to both police and suspects.

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All of the following were identified as advantages of vehicle cameras EXCEPT for ______.

a. they provide officers with additional evidence to convict traffic offenders b. they protect officers against false accusations c. officers are less likely to misbehave during traffic stops d. their use has not improved community relations

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Patterson et al. were interested in why some family systems become ______.

A. cohesive B. dysfunctional C. delinquent D. broken

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Which of the following includes incidence of sexual aggression as deviance?

a) Sexual aggression b) Passive sexuality c) Property crime d) Aggravated robbery

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