Briefly discuss the association between drug use and delinquency. Be sure to provide examples

What will be an ideal response?


Crime may be an instrument of the drug trade: violence erupts when rival gangs use weapons to settle differences and establish territorial monopolies. Drug users may also commit crimes to pay for their habits. Drug users may be more willing to take risks, because their inhibitions are lowered by substance abuse.

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Both Gilligan (1982) and Noddings (1984) argue that women resort less to ______ than men and are more likely to want concrete rather than abstract reasoning.

a. rules and principles b. love and caring c. morals and ethics d. responsibility and duties

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Once a person commits a crime, he or she will always pose a higher risk to the community than people who have never committed a crime

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Prosecutors are required to assist the defense in building its case by making available any evidence in their possession

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The first example of the use of a secondary bomb in the United States was

a. the Unabomber b. the Oklahoma City bombing c. the bombing of the Pentagon d. the Olympic Park bombing

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