What is the deviancy amplification spiral?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the authors, the deviancy amplification spiral thus describes what happens when a society outlaws a particular group.
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Match the following social learning theories to their basic premise
1. Differential association theory a. People pursue criminal behavior to the extent that they identify themselves with real or imaginary persons from whose perspective their criminal behavior seems acceptable 2. Differential association-reinforcement theory b. Criminal behavior is learned 3. Differential identification theory c. Crime is a function of social learning that occurs within a social structure 4. Social structure-social learning model d. Criminal behavior is learned through a process of rewards and punishments
Deterrents to convenience store robberies include:
a. keeping outdoor pay phones in good working condition. b. dimming the lights inside and outside of the store. c. elevating the cash-register area. d. phony visible cameras.
Based on Casper's Law, if all other factors are equal, which body will decompose the fastest?
A) A body lying on the ground B) A body in a warm lake C) A body in a cool body of water D) A body buried in the ground in a shallow grave
One reason attitudes do not translate into behavior is that police officers are constrained by the bureaucratic aspects of the
A. prosecutor and the current management. B. police department and the criminal justice system. C. Supreme Court rulings. D. social system in the country.