Social control theories view delinquency as the result of _______.

a. the poor and the rich living in close physical proximity to one another
b. living in an area with weakened community institutions
c. an individual having weakened bonds to family, school, and peers
d. a failure to achieve positive goals in life


c. an individual having weakened bonds to family, school, and peers

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey, the crime problem is a. the same as indicated by the UCR

b. the same as indicated by the NCVS. c. less than the UCR and NCVS indicate. d. greater than the UCR and NCVS indicate.

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What state established the Lyman School for Boys, where educational and psychological services were used in an effort to improve the conduct of juveniles who are forcibly detained?

a. Maine c. Massachusetts b. New York d. California

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________ may result in highly suggestible and confused suspects beginning to believe they are guilty of the crime they didn't commit

A) Maximization B) Think-aloud interviewing C) Verbal probing D) Microtremors

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