Which of the following suggests that governments can and should pass laws to protect citizens from themselves, looking out for its citizens as a father might for his children?

a. Determinism
b. Paternalism
c. Pragmatism
d. The principle of implied competence


b

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One of the goals of criminal investigations is to present the best possible case to the _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What does Steven Spitzer use to describe the unneeded laborers and those critical of the system in his work?

a. saints and Roughnecks b. social junk and social dynamite c. unemployed and rebels d. saints and social junk

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What basic principles characterize biological theories of crime causation? How do such theories differ from other perspectives that attempt to explain the same phenomena?

What will be an ideal response?

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Globalization of knowledge is affecting theory formation within criminology

a. True b. False

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