Briefly define antisocial potential and cognition in regard to David Farrington’s ICAP theory.

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Antisocial potential (AP) is a person’s risk or propensity to engage in crime while cognition is the thinking or decision-making process that turns potential into actual behavior.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. accidents b. homicides c. serving in the state national guard d. suicides

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Pyramiding is a pattern of steroid use that involves layering several different steroids in decreasing amounts, an approach that is suggestive of the "food pyramid."

a. True b. False

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Domestic violence court faces a unique challenge in that it attempts to address the needs of

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