Which of the following statements regarding gender differences and the general theory of crime (GTC) is accurate?

a. The GTC predicts gender differences in self-control and crime
b. There is little evidence that males are more impulsive than females.
c. Females are more likely to persist in crime due to low self-control.
d. Male juvenile offenders exhibit greater impulse control than female juvenile offenders until approximately 16 years of age, when levels equalize.


b

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Which of the following does not reflect the Court’s position in regard to the extent of privacy extended to person’s cellphone seized by police pursuant to a lawful arrest?

a. The cellphone may be taken from the person and stored with the person’s other property when booked into custody. b. The police can examine the cellphone to determine whether it poses a physical threat. c. The police can search the cellphone and its contents without probable cause if the cellphone was incident to a lawful arrest. d. The police cannot search the cellphone and its contents without a warrant based on probable cause as the cellphone holds “the privacies of life.”

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Judges who fail to move their docket may be transferred to less desirable duties.

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

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Faced with shrinking budgets, community corrections agencies are taking a cue from the health care field by attempting to implement evidence-based practice

a. True b. False

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