Per the case study of Jesse Pomeroy, Jesse learned criminal behavior from experiencing his father’s physical abuse and later became violent himself. This illustrates ______.

a. differential association theory
b. attachment
c. Sheldon’s body type theory
d. automatic spontaneity


a. differential association theory

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An important event that transformed the Diamonds, the Chicago gang of Puerto Rican youths studied by Felix Padilla, was:

a. a cutback in the number of police officers assigned to deal with juvenile gangs. b. an Illinois law that created harsher penalties for adult drug dealers. c. the federal RICO law that harshly punished members of criminal organizations. d. the murder of a leader who had kept the gang from engaging in drug dealing.

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The juvenile justice system is not considered static; laws dealing with juveniles change with changing ______ climates.

A. social B. political C. economic D. judicial

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When the harm the law seeks to prevent has not been done, but planned or attempted, this is called an ____________________offense

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Hometown security and homeland security basically mean the same thing

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

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