Media accounts that engender moral panics amplify deviance and function as:
a. Advocacy for greater levels of social control
b. A warning to the public
c. Assistance to law enforcement to make an arrest
d. A key profit maker for the media
a. Advocacy for greater levels of social control
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Sex offenders in treatment programs may be required to undergo a(n) __________ (lie detector) exam to acknowledge all prior sex offenses
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Which term refers to supervision by a juvenile probation officer without court adjudication?
a. informal probation b. legal function c. parens patriae d. none of the above
To secure and maintain public support, the police must strive to deploy ethical leaders to promote and reinforce the direct supervision of front line officers
a. True b. False
An Indian __________ is land that a tribe has reserved for its exclusive use through statutes, executive order, or the course of treaty-making
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