When inmates “seek positions of power, influence and sources of information” to obtain goods and services they have been denied, they have adopted the ______.

a. convict code
b. mature coping strategy
c. convict subculture
d. status of double deviant


c. convict subculture

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The primary obligation of the lawyer is to ______.

a. see that justice is done b. see that the Constitution is always respected c. try to work out a solution that is fair to all parties involved d. vigorously serve the client’s interest within the legal and ethical rules

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Which of the following agencies operates the Federal Air Marshals program?

A. The Transportation Security Administration B. The Federal Emergency Management Agency C. The Federal Bureau of Investigation D. The U.S. Secret Service

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From 1946 to 1963, for example, the military subjected up to 300,000 soldiers and civilians to radiation during atomic bomb tests in Nevada and elsewhere. This is an example of:

a. corporate neglect. b. military crime. c. vigilante terror. d. illegal experimentation.

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The shift in thinking at the end of 19th century regarding children meant that parents:

A. were no longer considered to have sole and exclusive legal responsibility over their children. B. were considered to have sole and exclusive legal responsibility over their children. C. were legally responsible for their children's behavior. D. were required to provide for their children.

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