Which individual personality traits are related to criminal behavior?

What will be an ideal response?


Individual personality traits that are associated with criminal behavior include defiance, self-assertiveness, extroversion, impulsivity, narcissism, mental instability, a tendency toward hostility, a lack of concern for others, resentment, and a distrust of authority.

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_____ undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints and developed a methodology of classifying them for filing

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

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A claim of racial profiling can be raised pursuant to:

a. the Fourth Amendment. b. the Fifth Amendment. c. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. d. 42 U.S.C. Section 242.

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Ex parte orders, by their very nature, are ________ because the defendant has not had an opportunity to be heard.

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

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Which theory's initial impetus toward delinquency comes from a weakening of the person's bond to conventional society?

A) Thornberry's interactional theory. B) Karl Marx weakening theory C) Elliott and colleagues' integrated social process theory D) Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime.

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