Define and explain how the five factors of police discretion are used.

What will be an ideal response?


Responses will vary

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Who theorized that all behavior-lawful and criminal-is learned?

A) ?Robert Merton B) ?Sigmund Freud C) ?Edwin Sutherland D) ?Robert Agnew

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Mandatory minimum-sentencing laws have resulted in a clogged judicial system and vastly overcrowded prisons, but has made remarkable dent in the trafficking / consumption of illicit drugs

a. True b. False

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______ have higher rates of incarceration for property crimes.

a. Blacks b. Whites c. Hispanics/Latinos d. Asians

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The medical model of corrections is based on the assumption that criminal behavior is caused by social, psychological, or biological deficiencies that require ______________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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