Beccaria believed that criminals choose to commit crime and that criminal choices could be controlled by:

a. fear of punishment. b. improving economic conditions.
c. selective incapacitation. d. situational crime prevention.


a

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During a discussion of causes of crime, Carmen notes that those who are more affluent control criminal legislation. Such control causes less powerful groups, such as ethnic and social minorities, to be apprehended and punished at higher rates than those who are members of the affluent group. With which theory does Carmen’s opinion most align?

A. social control theory B. strain theory C. labeling theory D. social conflict theory

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Cohen (1972) described in terms of the emergence of a condition, event, or group of persons that becomes defined as a threat to the values and interests of society.

a. Defining goals b. Social movements c. Moral panics d. Ideological grounds

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If a case is reversed and remanded it means it is sent to the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The order in which power wielders use different types of power is not important

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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