Which theory suggests that people become victims because of the situations they put themselves in?


Ans: Lifestyle theory

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______ provide intensive but relatively brief residential treatment based on a modified 12-step approach.

A. Long-term residential programs B. Call-in residential programs C. Out of state residential programs D. Short-term residential programs

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Which of the following theories was developed by Terence Thornberry and suggests that the fundamental cause of delinquency is weakened social bonds to society?

A. conflict theory B. interactional theory C. labeling theory D. subculture theory E. age-graded theory

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If one of the robbers unexpectedly takes it upon himself to pistol whip the clerk and the clerk shoots and kills the this robber, the surviving robber would

(a) be guilty of murder under the felony-murder rule. (b) be guilty of murder under the vicarious-liability rule. (c) be guilty of murder under the provocative-act rule. (d) not be guilty of murder.

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates spear phishing?

A. Tanya clicks on a link that appears to have been e-mailed to her by her colleague and ends up downloading a harmful software. B. Margaret receives an e-mail from an unknown account claiming that she has won the state lottery and asking for her credit card information. C. Parker receives an e-mail from an unknown sender claiming to be a charitable organization and requesting him to transfer money as a donation. D. George opens a pornographic website on his office computer without the knowledge of his co-workers.

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