Integrated theories:

a. assume that people are naturally selfish and serve to maximize their own pleasure.
b. very rarely incorporate learning elements.
c. are essentially conflict theories of criminal behavior.
d. often ignore earlier theories such as strain, control, and differential association theories.
e. embrace soft determinism or the notion that that humans both shape and are shaped by their environment.


e. embrace soft determinism or the notion that that humans both shape and are shaped by their environment.

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_______ _______ is when decision makers have limited knowledge and a finite amount of time and resources to dedicate to the decision-making process

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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An act, such as being a brave soldier in the Nazi military, may reflect the virtue of courage, but on the whole, it is not virtuous because the soldier ______.

a. could have made other choices b. promotes an evil cause c. should not follow orders d. is blinded to the realities

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What judicial selection methods (if any) ensure that judges will be objective and qualified?

What will be an ideal response?

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The “gold standard” for determining causal relationships is what type of research?

a. participant observation research b. field research c. experimental research d. content analysis research

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