In adoption studies, which of the following strongly predicted a child's criminal behavior?

A. A criminal biological mother
B. A criminal adoptive mother
C. A criminal biological father
D. A criminal adoptive grandfather


Answer: C

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The ___________ is a specific kind of longitudinal study, in which a group of people who have something in common, such as year of birth, are studied over a period of time

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The level of the burden that must be satisfied to justify a stop depends on the _____.

A) experience level of the officer B) level of interference with the individual’s freedom C) jurisdiction where the stop takes place D) reason for which the individual has been stopped

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Modern civil (or code) law began under Napoleon in:

A. 1800 B. 1804 C. 1808 D. 1812

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Officer Franklin has stopped a car driven by Zola, because the officer observed the car weaving across two lanes of traffic. As the officer approaches the driver's side of the car, she sees a female driver, with another female sitting in the from passenger seat, and a third female sitting behind the front passenger. On the back seat behind the driver, Officer Franklin sees a container, with part of a plastic baggie sticking out the side. There appears to be a white powdery substance in the baggie. She observes the driver and two passengers appear to be highly nervous, with dilated pupils, and speaking rapidly when the officer asks questions.

Officer Franklin may search the container without a search warrant even though she lacks probable cause to search the car as a whole and only have probable cause to believe that:

a. the container itself contains contraband or evidence
b. the car itself contains contraband or evidence
c. the trunk itself contains contraband or evidence
d. the driver contains contraband or evidence
 

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