The official profile of the typical "street criminal" is based on__________.
A. prosecutions
B. courtroom convictions
C. the prison population
D. arrest data from the FBI
Answer: D
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a. had already taken a strong hold; hockey attracts those predisposed to violence. b. were usually school bullies; they were well used to being punished for violence. c. do not start off violent; older players socialize them to violence. d. do not become violent if they were not already predisposed; it is the older players who are violent.
Battering in intimate relationships often continue for a long time, often a lifetime. Why do
intimate partners continue in the violent relationship? What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an emphasis of socialist feminism? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. A situating of gender relations within the global capitalist system. b. Ruling relations occur not only through the economy, but other social institutions like the state. c. Only men can utilize reason and moral agency toward self-actualization. d. Human capacities are secured through biological recognition.
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What will be an ideal response?