What kinds of social policy initiatives might be based on social process theories of crime causation?

What will be an ideal response?


Policy initiatives that are based on social process theories would work on enhancing self-control and building prosocial bonds. Examples of initiatives based on social process theories are the Juvenile Mentoring Program, Preparing for the Drug Free Years, and the Montreal Preventive Treatment Program.

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Officer safety and survival can be enhanced through:

a. the creation of SWAT teams in most police agencies. b. self-imposed isolation techniques to reduce stress. c. officer communication skill development. d. the use of the police subculture. e. all of the above

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The Bush administration combined the homeland security duties of several federal agencies in order to ______.

A. coordinate operations and end overlapping duties B. transfer all power to the president of the United States C. combine the FBI and CIA so they would be more effective D. give Congress more authority in the face of terrorist threats

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Identify and define three specialized jail sentences that are “middle road” forms of custody. In addition, identify which type of offenders commonly receive each sentence.

What will be an ideal response?

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Community policing simply means implementing foot beats, bicycle patrols, and neighborhood stations

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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