Social strain theories assume that:
a. individual psychological strains are the key to explaining crime.
b. human nature is naturally altruistic and we are corrupted by societal forces.
c. conflict between citizens and law enforcement officials creates stress and crime.
d. biological factors are completely irrelevant to explaining criminal behavior.
e. humans have free will and defy prediction or explanation.
b. human nature is naturally altruistic and we are corrupted by societal forces.
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A. Illinois B. Indiana C. Iowa D. New York
The investigatory process of the criminal justice system does not include:
a. arrest. b. interrogation. c. search and seizure. d. preliminary hearings.
Mandatory sentences are a form of ________ sentence.
A. intermittent B. definite C. indeterminate D. determinate
Investigators recognized the importance of analysis of hair as:
a. trace evidence in criminal investigations in the late 1800s. b. secondary evidence in criminal investigations in the late 1880s. c. primary evidence in criminal investigations in the late 1880s. d. direct evidence in criminal investigations in the late 1880s.