______________ occurs when law enforcement officials stop individuals based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or other characteristics other than because of their actions.

a. Reasonable suspicion
b. Racial profiling
c. a Terry stop
d. Investigative detention


b. Racial profiling

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Individuals may NOT be represented by a lawyer in ______.

A. front of a Grand Jury B. criminal suits C. civil suits D. in federal court

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Community policing has decreased citizen involvement in crime prevention and reducing crime.

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

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Which explanation is correct?

a. According to labeling theory, the key to understanding crime is in studying how people develop into offenders and how they escape from their lives of crime. b. Differential association theory focuses on reducing opportunities for within a particular situation. c. Social learning theory attempted to specify the mechanisms and processes through which criminal learning takes place. d. Anomie theory argues that crime is best understood as an "event" that involves not only a motivated offender, but also the "opportunity" to break the law.

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The underlying premise of the first juvenile court was the responsibility of the __________ to protect its youth

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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