The explanation that exposure of new police officers to attitudes favorable to the commission of deviance and crime accounts for the use of excessive force is consistent with which theory of deviance?
A. labeling theory
B. subcultural theory
C. class-dominant theory
D. differential association theory
Answer: D
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a. face-to-face signaling b. macro-structures c. inequalities d. symbols and gestures e. both a and d above
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a. Pre-school Boost b. Head Start c. Pre-school Advantage d. Operation Push e. Program Equalizer
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A. self-killing deriving from one's own inability or refusal to accept the terms of the human condition. B. the human act of self-inflicted, self-intentioned cessation. C. the human act of self-inflicted, unintentional cessation. D. the act or instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally.
The median income of black families is __________ that of white families.
a. 25 percent b. 40 percent c. 63 percent d. 95 percent