Which of the following is characteristic of mainstream criminology?

a. emphasis on criminalization of behavior
b. a consensus worldview
c. a willingness to question the established social order
d. an emphasis on praxis rather than objective analysis


b. a consensus worldview

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Police officers perceive the public as the hostile enemy. "Trust a cop but never trust an outsider." This is called:

A) military model B) norm of secrecy C) norm of solidarity D) norm of social isolation

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Which of the following cases started the moratorium on the death penalty.

A. Gregg v. Georgia B. Furman v. Georgia C. Roe v. Wade D. Ballew v. Georgia

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Which of the following is NOT a sign of crime or incivility?

a. Abandoned buildings b. Police patrol cars c. Graffiti d. Teenagers on street corners

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Which of the following best reflects the Age of Reason, or the Enlightenment?

a. A time when religious views began to give way to scientific explanations b. An era when the Christian majority began to adopt Islamic ideas about behavior c. A period when psychology began to develop scientific explanations for crime d. A century when Marxists explanations for behavior began to emerge

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