The theory of _____________ asserts that illegitimate opportunity for success, like legitimate opportunity, is not equally distributed throughout society and access to criminal ladders of success is no more freely available than are noncriminal alternatives

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


differential opportunity

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. True b. False

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The first US police departments were created because of the need to control mob violence, which was common during the nineteenth century

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Deciding what charges are to be brought against a defendant is an example of ________ discretion

A) judicial B) prosecutorial C) probational D) voluntary

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