The _________________________ holds that commitment and attachment to conventional institutions, activities, and beliefs insulate youths from the delinquency-producing influences in their environment; children who cannot form prosocial bonds in their family are at risk for being exposed to deviant attitudes and behaviors
a. differential social control theory
b. interactional theory
c. social development model
d. general theory of crime
c
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An interview differs from an interrogation in that the latter is primarily:
a. Interviewer-centered b. Interviewee-centered c. Departmentally centered d. None of the above
Which of the following statements is true regarding policing in a multicultural and multiethnic society?
a. There is no single, large, homogeneous group that is the public. b. The burden of trying to improve police–community relations often rests with the public. c. Conflict within specific subgroups is nothing to worry about. d. Conflict between the public and police is not healthy.
Wolfgang and Ferracuti argued that there is a subculture among the lower class in America that has conduct norms that promote ______.
A. a parasitic lifestyle B. a criminal lifestyle C. the creation of gangs D. the use of violence