Use the concept of police argot to explain some major tenets of the police subculture

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Police have developed their own special language or argot made up of street language, vulgar terms, legal language, and a kind of short-hand language from information technology. This gives them a feeling of solidarity and social isolation from the perceived hostile public.

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_____________ authority is based on an appeal to the formal rules and regulations of an organization. (

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Define rational choice theory and discuss the impact that Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham had on the development of rational choice theory

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Some people turn to crime to fulfill an overwhelming _____ or psychological need

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Victims who want the court to order convicts to repay them for the costs arising from their injuries and losses are in favor of _____

a. retribution b. rehabilitation c. restitution d. incapacitation

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