According to Robert K. Merton, ________ pursue the cultural goal of wealth through illegitimate means.

A. ritualists
B. innovators
C. conformers
D. rebels


Answer: B

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Present-day probation is:

A) streamlined and bureaucratic. B) a form of net-widening. C) punishment centered. D) extremely effective at decreasing recidivism.

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Bob has been incarcerated in California for the past five years. During his sentence, he could have monthly visits with his wife where they were given a private trailer on the prison grounds. Bob has been granted a ________ visit with his wife.

A. marriage B. rehabilitation C. conjugal D. spousal

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Even poor communities with __________ , in which there is some capacity to control the neighborhood, have lower crime rates than neighborhoods without it

a. collective efficacy c. embeddedness b. an offender reentry program d. all of the above

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Several studies have noted that boys are more likely than girls to remain involved in a gang well into young adulthood

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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