When criminal laws become out of step with the views of society, the result is
a. a society of outlaws
b. a sense of disconnect between citizens and the police
c. a loss of legitimacy of the legal system
d. an overall lack of morality among citizens
C
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a. true b. false
The "force factor" is the level of force used by the police relative to the suspect's level of resistance
A. True B. False
The process of developing operational definitions is known as
a. conceptualization b. proprietary means c. reification d. operationalization
The _______________________ argues that the link between learning disabilities and delinquency is caused by the side effects of learning disabilities such as impulsiveness and the inability to learn from social cues
a. school failure rationale b. susceptibility rationale c. reactionary rationale d. accentuating mediating rationale