You are a teenager who has been recently considering joining a gang. Much of what gangs offer is of interest to you, and you truly feel as though a gang might have a positive impact on your life. Describe some of the attractive qualities of gangs in your eyes as well as the eyes of the hundreds of thousands of teenagers who join them.

What will be an ideal response?


Students' answers will vary.

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The Metropolitan Police of London:

a. Stressed the crime prevention role of the police. b. Was strongly influenced by Sir Robert Peel. c. Replaced the constabulary system as the dominant method of policing. d. All of the above

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The area under the curve of the t distribution is equal to 1.00. 2. The t distribution is a unimodal distribution. 3. The t distribution changes shape depending on sample size. 4. The t distribution resembles the z distribution in that it is symmetrical.

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Parole can be revoked for a new crime or a technical crime

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following refers to an informal handling of a juvenile justice case, in which the delinquent juvenile admits to wrongdoing and agrees to specific conditions of behavior; sometimes called informal probation?

A) juvenile detention B) status offense C) superpredator D) consent decree

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