How can you relate Sampson and Laub’s transitions and trajectories to a reformed prisoner pleading for parole?

What will be an ideal response?


Individuals can change their trajectory from a criminal to noncriminal path due to transitions in their lives; therefore, a prisoner asking for parole may be able to give transitions as examples as to why his or her trajectories have changed and are worthy of parole.

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Which of the following statements about Random Access Memory is true?

a. RAM is very fast and efficient, relying on electrical impulses to read and write small pieces of data. b. RAM has moving parts including a read and write head. c. Using RAM is slower than reading and writing from a hard drive. d. Data stored in RAM will still be there after a computer is powered down.

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The view that criminality is a function of people's interactions with various organizations, institutions, and processes in society is known as ______.

A. social process theory B. techniques of neutralization C. social conflict theory D. social structure theory

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Concordance rate:

a. is a tool for comparing behavior among twins. b. refers to the likelihood that one twin will develop similarly to another twin. c. is expressed as a percentage. d. all of the above. e. none of the above.

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After the disintegration of feudalism, what sparked government entities to increasingly respond in a more severe fashion in the demand for resources?

A. Crime B. Prostitution C. Poverty D. War

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