How do twin studies help explain criminality?

What will be an ideal response?


By attempting to distinguish between genetic and environmental influences on crime.

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Line officers are physically present at the police station during ________ at the beginning of the day and at the end of their shift

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In his dissent in United States v. Salerno (1987), Justice Thurgood Marshall used an analogy that likened preventive detention to

A. Racial profiling B. A curfew for unemployed persons C. The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II D. Voodoo science

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The War on Drugs strengthened the association between blacks and crime. The truth, however, is that ______.

a. Whites never have been engaged in drugs as much as blacks, a fact often reported in the media b. the War on Drugs focused on heroin, a drug often used by blacks, a fact not usually in the media c. Whites comprise almost 75% of illegal drug users and blacks 13%, a fact not usually incorporated in media accounts d. Whites comprise almost 1/3 of illegal drug users and blacks almost 2/3, a fact often reported in the media

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After the arrest, Officer Deeter:

a. can search anyone within view of the arrestee. b. cannot use handcuffs until there is an arrest warrant. c. can tow the arrestee's car which is parked in the driveway. d. can use handcuffs.

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