What legal intervention was taken against those at the Zion Ranch? Was this formal or informal intervention, in accordance to the definition of deviance? What arguments did the State of Texas make in regards to the children? In other words, how did this help the justification and rationalization of intervention of this community? How did this impact the children?

What will be an ideal response?


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SWAT teams raided ranch and forcibly removed more than 400 children from their homes and families; Texas child welfare officials believed children were in danger.
? Young girls were being made into child brides.
? Physical and sexual abuse was occurring.
Children were separated from parents for 2 months while investigations took place and forced to accept a new set of norms (strangers, foods, clothing, etiquette).

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What will be an ideal response?

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Private security individuals and organizations have three distinct roles in combating terrorism, which of the below is not one of the roles:

a. Information gathering and sharing, to provide early warnings of terrorist threats or natural disaster. b. Acting as first responders. c. Providing assistance and aid after a terrorist attack or natural disaster. d. Assuming the duties of a police officer.

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Research has revealed that ______ can have a meaningful effect on crime without simply displacing it to nearby areas. It involves locating geographic areas in which there are clusters of criminal activities and focusing on that particular area.

a. third-party policing b. hot-spot policing c. differential response policing d. crime prevention through environmental design

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