Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In moral panics, police tend to de-escalate law enforcement efforts because they believe public opinion will take care of the problems.
2. People who study moral panics know much more about their rise than their demise.
3. Sociologists point out that after moral panics have declined they have typically had little impact on societal attitudes.


1. False
2. True
3. False

Sociology

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