Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to Akers (1998), definitions are attitudes, beliefs, and rationalizations that define a behavior as good or bad, right or wrong, appropriate or inappropriate; definitions can be general or specific.
2. Today, even those interested in biological predictors of crime and deviance do not argue that behavior is inherited, but rather they say that there may be predispositions that make some folks more likely to engage in behavior.
3. Cultural deviance has not been very influential in the study of deviance.
4. Differential association theories best describe subgroups like serial killers and schizophrenics.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
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a. They are committed by acquaintances rather than by strangers. b. The offender lives within a few miles (5 or 10) of the robbery. c. Youths committing them tend to operate as individuals and to use strong-arm tactics more frequently than do adults. d. Middle-aged and older people tend to be the victims.
What is the main investigative hurdle associated with wireless network investigations?
a. Wireless networks are very prevalent. b. Wireless networks cannot be secured by their owner. c. Illegal activity is traced back to the wireless router, not the actual user. d. Illegal activity cannot be traced back to the wireless router.
There must be a belief that violating a legal rule will result in the imposition of a penalty. This aligns with which of the fundamental requirements for deterrence to be effective?
A. severity B. stigma C. speed D. certainty
What was the main reason that classical theory re-emerged in the 1970s?
a. People saw that they had more choices to make in their personal decisions. b. Politicians found it a springboard to political success. c. Social engineering and rehabilitation came into vogue. d. Scholars and criminal justice administrators lost faith in positivism.