The prefatory note to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 attributed the increase in drug use to these two factors:

a. Depression and mental illness
b. Increased mobility and affluence
c. Inexpensiveness and strength of drugs
d. None of the above


b

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An example of a variable that is often used in matching procedures would include which of the following?

A. age B. gender C. year in school D. all of these

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A 21-year-old male is charged with theft after stealing from a police officer posing as homeless person with cash sticking out of her pocket. Which defense may the offender claim?

A. entrapment B. necessity C. age D. duress

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According to Sutherland:

a. crime results due to economic inequality and a lack of self-control. b. an individual will choose crime when he/she lives in relative deprivation. c. people pursue criminal behavior to the extent they identify with members of reference groups who engage in criminal behavior. d. a person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to the violation of law over definitions unfavorable to the violation of law.

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Punishment designed to affect the future choice and behavior of individuals and targeted at individuals who have already been convicted is called:

A. incapacitation. B. specific deterrence. C. rehabilitation. D. retribution. E. general deterrence.

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