Describe Gerald Patterson’s coercion developmental model.

What will be an ideal response?


Coercion developmental theory contends that poor parental monitoring of child activities, disruptive family transitions, and inconsistent parental discipline are major psychosocial contributors to early-onset delinquency.

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Which of the following texts contributed to the disappearance of intelligence based theories from criminological literature during the 1970s?

A. Murchinson’s Criminal Intelligence B. Goddard’s Feeblemindedness C. Murray’s Criminology D. Tulchin’s Intelligence and Crime

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What is the specific intent to be proven in section 222 PC (Administering stupefying drugs?

What will be an ideal response?

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Psychopaths make up 15% to ______ of the prison population.

A. 20% B. 25% C. 30% D. 35%

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Quakers believed prisoners would find moral redemption through ______.

A. hard work B. religious contemplation C. physical torture D. group cooperation

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