According to Nye, who is the most important agent of social control?

A. religious institutions
B. the family
C. the political state
D. educational institutions


B. the family

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a. True b. False

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Six factors that influence an officer's decision to behave ethically or unethically include:

a. Trust, power, authority, respect, environment, and stress. b. Training, power, authority, individual beliefs, environment, and stress. c. Stress, environment, training, home life, individual beliefs, and citizens. d. Home life, training, citizens, environment, authority, and trust.

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When a prosecutor chooses to prosecute an individual due to his/her sex or religion, he/she has engaged in which of the following practices?

A) Vindictive prosecution B) Selective prosecution C) Prosecutorial discretion D) Presumption of regularity

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The newest variation on crime that is directly related to the increased presence of computers in everyday life is called:

a. high-tech crime b. white-collar crime c. organized crime d. public order crimes

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