_____, the decisionto arrest someone or even to ignore a matter, is a routine part of police work

a. Police corruption
b. Police discretion
c. Recidivism
d. Medicalization of deviance


b. Police discretion

Sociology

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The events of September 11, 2001 marked the start of __________.

A) an age of global terrorism B) the war on terror C) radicalization D) noncombat immunity practices

Sociology

The cognitive component of a person's attitude is the:

a. abrasive demeanor, which is attached to an attitude. b. emotional response that results from an attitude. c. factual knowledge, which supports an attitude. d. overt behavior that results from an attitude.

Sociology

Which of the following is generally true of mothers’ communication with their children?

A. Mothers tend to communicate with children more than fathers. B. Mothers typically focus on providing comfort, security, and emotional development. C. Mothers tend to talk about numbers with their sons more often than their daughters. D. Mothers engage in more eye contact and face-to-face interaction with children than do fathers. E. All of the above.

Sociology

Racist thought is inherently:

a. fair minded. b. European. c. Southern hemisphere-oriented. d. ethnocentric.

Sociology