Life experiences resulting from encounters with formal social control mechanisms, such as police and other authority figures, limit opportunities for criminal behavior. Sampson and Laub's age-graded theory refers to such experiences as "turning points in crime."

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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What will be an ideal response?

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The screening of cases by the juvenile justice system is referred to as disposition

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Explain how efforts to control "quality of life" offenses highlight the tension between order and liberty in constitutional democracies

What will be an ideal response?

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The Supreme Court held that any amount of bail exceeding that necessary to ensure a return to trial violated the Eighth Amendment in:

a. Stack v. Boyle. b. Gregg v. Georgia. c. Solem v. Helm. d. Ingraham v. Wright.

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