According to Merton's ____________ theory, aberrant behavior can be viewed as a symptom of the dissociation between "culturally defined aspirations and socially structured means."

a. anomie
b. learning
c. differential opportunity
d. subculture


a

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A global organization ____ ____ ____, banned in many countries, was led by Omar Bakri Muhammed from 1986 to 1996

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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"Short-Barrel Firearm" means a rifle with a barrel length of less than ___ inches or a shotgun with a barrel length of less than ___ inches.

a. 16/20 b. 16/18 c. 18/24 d. 20/26

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Psychologist Hans Eysneck linked personality to crime when he identified two distinct traits—extroversion–introversion and a. stability–instability. b. polar–bipolar

c. social–antisocial. d. rational–irrational.

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In the Supreme Court case of _____ , the Court held that the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against unreasonable searches is not violated by the suspicionless drug testing of all students choosing to participate in interscholastic athletics.

a. New Jersey v. T.L.O. b. Vernonia School District v. Acton c. Kent v. United States d. Thompson v. Oklahoma

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