Which of the following is TRUE of power-control theory?

a. Power-control theory is not a social control theory.
b. Unbalanced households are less likely to suppress criminal activity in daughters.
c. Balanced households are less likely to experience gender differences in the criminal offending of the children.
d. In balanced households, mothers will be more likely to exert control on their daughters.


c. Balanced households are less likely to experience gender differences in the criminal offending of the children.

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The initial survey of the crime scene carried out by the lead investigator is called:

a. The spiral search. b. The initial survey. c. The walk-through. d. The crime scene search.

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Correction supervision includes

a. prison. b. jail. c. probation d. All of the above

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What do unmanned systems offer to democracies in battlefields?

a. The ability to spy on everyone and stop perceived crimes, whether or not a crime is actually going on. b. The spread of democracy; they can eliminate opponents to democratic systems to enforce the democratic governments. c. They offer the end of casualties on our own turf because with unmanned systems we can keep all the casualties in the Middle East. d. Distinct casualty aversion because they are said to protect troops not merely by distancing but by removing them from the battlefield.

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One of the most infamous bank robberies occurred on Friday, February 28, 1997 . On that day, two Los Angeles patrol officers were driving by a bank at 9:30 A.m

when one of the officers glanced into a bank window and saw a customer being shoved by someone holding what appeared to be a shotgun. The officers summoned help and one of the biggest shoot-outs in the city's history ensued. Which statement below is true of this unusual incident? A. The two gunmen were clad in bulletproof body armor. B. The robbers killed 16 bystanders and police officers. C. The suspects shot dozens of rounds from semiautomatic pistols. D. All of the facts above are true regarding this incident.

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