Discuss and evaluate Cloward and Ohlin's differential opportunity theory.

What will be an ideal response?


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Alcohol that is not oxidized is expelled _____ in breath, perspiration, and urine

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You are an Internal Affairs officer investigating corruption in the city police department. You have been assigned to ride along as a partner to Officer Jones, who has a reputation for being corrupt. Officer Jones has been told that you are a patrol officer who has been transferred from another district within the department. While on patrol, Officer Jones stops a car for speeding and running a red light. You observe the interaction between Officer Jones and the driver. Jones allows the driver to leave without penalty. When you ask why he gave the driver a break, Jones tells you that the driver turned out to be a fellow police officer. By letting him go without a citation, Jones has demonstrated which type of corruption

a. Graft b. Gratuity c. Abuse of power d. Professional courtesy

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Compare and contrast Marx and Engels and Durkheim in their thoughts about the decline in social solidarity in the 1800s.

What will be an ideal response?

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In capital cases it has become common for the jury first to hear the evidence bearing on the defendant's guilt or innocence and then to receive evidence on whether the death penalty should be imposed. This practice is referred to as a _________ trial

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