Because of their pattern of delinquent and criminal behavior, Moffitt proposes that __________ delinquents are biologically different from adolescent-limited delinquents

a. personality-disordered
b. life-course-persistent
c. endomorphic
d. atavistic


Answer: b

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Which of the below is incorrect with regards to punishment?

a. Punishment that is intemperately or unfairly applied will be resented by employees more than when it is overly severe. b. The wise supervisor knows that he himself may bear some responsibility for many of the derelictions of his subordinates because of his failure to communicate clearly with them or to train them properly. c. The wise supervisor will recognize that reprimanding or punishing a subordinate for a minor deviation often will serve a useful purpose. d. The supervisor who finds it necessary to take corrective action against a subordinate should do so only after he has made every effort to determine if the dereliction was a "mistake of the head" or "mistake of the heart."

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A person with a 0.02 BAL shows loss of restraint and awareness, is overconfident and careless, and underestimates road hazards

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Durkheim suggested deviance is a result of ______.

a. unruly individuals b. greed and conflict over resources c. a lack of regulation of goals and unlimited desires/needs d. too harsh of laws

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________ is the biological positivism that stresses the interaction between biological and environmental factors within an individual

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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