From the 1700s to the early 1800s, children were disciplined and punished for crimes

A. by the church.
B. through an elaborate judicial process.
C. by a jury of their peers.
D. by parents and other adults in the community.


Answer: D

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The supervisor can best carry out his disciplinary function if he engages in:

a. Self-discipline b. Negative discipline c. Positive discipline d. Punitive discipline

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Shaw and McKay made extensive use of maps and official statistics in their studies of juvenile delinquency. 2. One weakness of Miller's theory of "focal concerns" is that it fails to explain middle- and upper-class criminal behavior. 3. Gottfredson and Hirschi’s general theory of crime is best characterized as outlining the inner and outer pushes and pulls that influence a person's likelihood of crimina lity. 4. One weakness of Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory is that he failed to account for the fact that not all associations are equal in intensity, frequency, duration, and priority. 5. Cloward and Ohlin’s primary contribution to the field of criminology was their basic premise that some crime can be attributed to social disorganization.

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What do recidivism rates suggest about the crime control theory?

A. These tools work together to explain why criminals commit crimes. B. Low recidivism rates show that crime control policies work. C. High recidivism rates show that crime control policies do not work. D. These tools explain why men commit more crimes than women.

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The first series of photographs to be taken at a crime scene are referred to as ______________ or _______________ photographs

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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