The stated purpose of ______ was to remove impressionable youth, mainly boys but also girls, from the contamination that association with more hardened criminals would bring.

a. houses of solace
b. houses of refuge
c. houses of authority
d. youth authority


b. houses of refuge

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Attributing criminal behavior to social class:

A) is not particularly fruitful. B) rules out biological explanations of deviance. C) is difficult to test empirically. D) All of the above

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New Jersey v. T.L.O ruled that the search was not _____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following was not a characteristic of colonial policing?

a. Reactive. b. No preventive patrol. c. Too few watch members. d. Paid well. e. None of the above.

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In the Sherman and Berk (1984) domestic violence experiment, which of the following was considered the treatment condition?

A. no arrest B. separation C. arrest D. none of these

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