______ focus on how people interpret and define their social reality and the meanings they attach to it in the process of interacting with one another via language.

a. symbolic interactionists
b. functionalists
c. conflict theorists
d. feminists


a. symbolic interactionists

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You are working on a criminal issue in your area and want to focus on resources that will help you solve this issue. Which source of intelligence are you working with?

A) crime prevention B) strategic targeting C) decision making D) intelligence gathering

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According to the _____, addicts are not criminals, but mentally or physically ill individuals who are forced into acts of petty crime to "feed their habit."

A. medical model of addiction B. due process model of criminal justice C. criminal model of addiction D. crime control model of criminal justice

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Jimmy comes from a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their faith dictates that they not participate in the pledge of allegiance or national anthem. Jimmy is just in sixth grade and at the beginning of each school day the pledge of allegiance is said. He does not want to participate but was told that if he fails to do so he will be expelled. Does Jimmy have the right to choose whether or not to participate?

a. No, patriotism takes precedence over personal beliefs. b. Yes, the government may not require individual expression. c. No, the government may require individual expression only when it is reaffirming the allegiance to the U.S. d. Yes, the government may only require individual expression in necessary circumstances.

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The term "positivism" comes from the work of __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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