If a youth continually receives negative feedback from significant others, they will interpret this image as accurate and their behavior will begin to conform to these negative expectations. This process is called a:

a. self-fulfilling prophecy
b. retrospective reinterpretation
c. specific deterrence
d. runaway juggernaut


a

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

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This crime involves the most common activity of computer system intruders. It is also one of the most difficult to prove after the case goes to trial

It is the process of one person assuming the identity of an authorized computer user by acquiring items, knowledge, or characteristics. What is this crime? A. Hacking B. Scanning C. Data diddling D. Masquerading

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A. something to write down B. not admissible C. admissible D. none of the above

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Texas law, like the law of most states, sets the punishment for an attempted offense at a lower penalty level than the completed offense. Robbery, however, includes within its definition the elements of the attempt to commit the offense

Should the penalty for other mala in se offenses, such as murder and sexual assault, be set at the same penalty level as the consummated offense? Why or why not?

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