Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Control theorists are more interested in why people conform than why people commit crime.
2. In many ways, control theories can be seen as extensions of classical school thought into explaining criminal behavior.
3. Control theorists assume that the law is formed through conflicts between small groups.
4. Control theorists struggle to explain juvenile delinquency, white-collar, and political crime.
5. Neutralization theory accounts for both motivating and control-oriented factors.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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A) eroticized aggression. B) expressive sexual aggression. C) coercive sexual aggression. D) instrumental sexual aggression.
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a. South b. North c. Northwest d. Southwest
Diversion within the criminal justice system has encompassed
a. police not arresting an individual c. case dismissals b. treatment services d. all of the above
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A) avertable recidivist. B) chronic offender. C) violent offender. D) nonavertable recidivist.