The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 includes this category to the list of hate crimes.

A. disabilities
B. gender
C. age
D. occupations


A. disabilities

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Inquiries to the police from the defense counsel about a case should be referred to the prosecutor's office

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

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

1. According to Akers (1998), definitions are attitudes, beliefs, and rationalizations that define a behavior as good or bad, right or wrong, appropriate or inappropriate; definitions can be general or specific. 2. Today, even those interested in biological predictors of crime and deviance do not argue that behavior is inherited, but rather they say that there may be predispositions that make some folks more likely to engage in behavior. 3. Cultural deviance has not been very influential in the study of deviance. 4. Differential association theories best describe subgroups like serial killers and schizophrenics.

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Inmates' beliefs that a correctional officer can and will punish disobedience give the officer ________ power.

A. reward B. coercive C. expert D. referent

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