According to Matza, the positivist school ______ delinquency.

A. underpredicted
B. overpredicted
C. explained perfectly
D. defined incorrectly


B. overpredicted

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Because the collective conscience is weaker in _____, these societies deal with deviance through restitutive law marked by an interest in restoring relationships to their previous state

a. Early, aboriginal societies b. Larger, modern societies c. Small, traditional societies d. Collective, heterogeneous societies

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In most cases, immediately following a face sheet is the:

a. Fact sheet b. Cover form c. Continuation d. Information form

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About how many inmates did state and federal prisons hold in 1967?

A) 100,000 B) more than 500,000 C) less than 300,000 D) one million

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Identification based on blood typing is more accurate than DNA testing

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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