The author indicates that the trend in homicide that we have seen in the U.S. since 1991 is unprecedented in the last 50 years. What is the trend?
A. Homicide has been rapidly increasing.
B. Homicide has been decreasing.
C. The homicide of children has been increasing.
D. Homicide has remained stable.
B
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a. state-sponsored terrorism b. dissident terrorism c. religious terrorism d. cyberterrorism
Two classes of thief catchers, early law enforcement, in England were identified: ________ whose motivations were mercenary in nature; and social climbers who would implicate their accomplices in order to move up the social ladder.
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Although the percentages of African Americans, Hispanics, and whites who were _______________ exonerated for all crimes were similar to the percentages of each group incarcerated in state prisons, this was not the case for
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Keith, Paul, and Mike are three teenage boys from outside of Pittsburgh, PA, who have struggled to fit in with the other kids in athletics, as well as academically. They come from traditional blue-collar families and, based on socioeconomic status, would be considered low class. Mike, Paul, and Keith decide to steal a bunch of oranges from a market, and instead of eating them, throw them down the drain and waste them so that the store owner can feel their pain. This is a very malicious act and clearly is non-utilitarian. The theory that is best supported here would be ______.
A. delinquent subculture B. social bond C. cultural transmission D. social disorganization