Cohen (1955) emphasized that gang juveniles have a negative value system by ______ standards, which results in a “status frustration” that is acted out in a “nonutilitarian, negativistic” fashion through the vehicle of the gang.

A. lower-class
B. working-class
C. upper-class
D. middle-class


D. middle-class

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a. a document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juvenile is a delinquent, a status offender, or a dependent and asking that the court assume jurisdiction over the juvenile or that an alleged delinquent be transferred to a criminal court for prosecution as an adult b. a common law principle that allows the state to assume a parental role and to take custody of a child when he or she becomes delinquent, is abandoned, or is in need of care that the natural parents are unable or unwilling to provide c. a child who commits an act that is contrary to the law by virtue of the offender's status as a child; purchasing cigarettes, buying alcohol, and being truant are examples of such behavior d. an act or conduct that is declared by statute to be an offense, but only when committed by or engaged in by a juvenile, and that can be adjudicated only by a juvenile court

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Unethical legislation and policies can sometimes be the result of a moral panic. A “moral panic” is ______.

a. an irrational and exaggerated response by the public to a perceived problem b. a public over-reaction caused by outdated public morals c. when a small group of legislators panic and force through unethical legislation d. when an individual legislator or policy maker over-reacts to a problem

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Consolidating what were previously considered unrelated cases into a single investigation is called what?

a. Case linkage b. Case consolidation c. Case mapping d. Case merge

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Identify and name the techniques which should be used by the first responding officer to investigate the crime of burglary

What will be an ideal response?

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