List and briefly describe the three branches of social process theory.

What will be an ideal response?


?Learning theory contends that offenders learn criminal behavior from their family and peers.?Control theory holds that the bonds people form with family and peers serve to prevent criminal offending.?Labeling theory suggests that assigning an individual a negative label will result in that person becoming what he or she has been labeled.

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The majority and dissenting judges in Kyllo v. U.S. (2001) differed in their understanding of whether heat-detecting technology was __________ or _______________ the wall

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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The officer who perceives his/her role as guardian of middle class morality is:

A. Punitive officer B. Protective officer C. Passive officer D. Welfare officer

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______ includes any form of abuse between individuals who currently have or have previously had an intimate relationship.

A. Wife battering B. Battered C. Domestic violence D. Intimate partner abuse

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The primary theoretical perspective used to explain the fact that victims and offenders who are intimately known to each other are disproportionately represented in homicide statistics is

a. The general theory of crime.
b. The subculture of violence thesis.
c. Selective disinhibition.
d. The critical criminological perspective.

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