What is Social Control?

What will be an ideal response?


The use of sanctions and rewards within a group to influence and shape the behavior of individual members of that group. Social control is a primary concern of social groups and communities, and it is their interest in the exercise of social control that leads to the creation of both criminal and civil statutes.

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a. Canada b. United States c. Australia d. United Kingdom

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What are the three main schools of criminological thought? Describe each perspective briefly

What will be an ideal response?

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Which mob family was known as the "Mickey Mouse Mafia?"

a. Boston c.Philadelphia b.Los Angeles d.Tampa

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A person who creates a unique moral rule is referred to as a(n) ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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