According to Sampson and Laub, what refers to positive life experiences such as gaining employment or joining the military, which create informal social control mechanisms that limit delinquent behavior opportunities?
a. Turning points
b. Cumulative advantages
c. Social capital
d. Maturation
a
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According to the CTT model, which of the following best describes the criminal personality type?
a. Someone who has committed at least three crimes b. Someone who has been convicted of a crime c. Someone who has a propensity to engage in crime and deviance d. Someone with a genetic configuration that predicts crime
New devices designed specifically to protect property or to assist police will generate adaptive behavior by would-be lawbreakers
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are the four different elements of arrest? Discuss the reasons for each of the four elements
What will be an ideal response?
What are the commonly accepted rights of prisoners in the United States today? Where do these rights come from? What U.S. Supreme Court cases are especially significant in the area of prisoners’ rights?
What will be an ideal response?