Which theory's initial impetus toward delinquency comes from a weakening of the person's bond to conventional society?
A) Thornberry's interactional theory.
B) Karl Marx weakening theory
C) Elliott and colleagues' integrated social process theory
D) Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime.
A
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A) identifying national strategies ?B) sharing public health information C) sharing intelligence information ?D) identifying aid programs
According to Liedka, Piehl, and Useem (2006), the expansion of prisons:
a. prevented crime in the early years, but their effects have reached a point of diminishing returns b. have had no effect on crime rates c. were less effective in the early years, but have prevented more crimes in recent years d. have increased crime rates with each prison expansion
A law enforcement officer confronted with a situation where a suspect may merely be armed justifies deadly force to be used
a. True b. False
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a. emotional intelligence c. good family history b. ability to communicate d. maturity