Shoplifting, auto theft and burglary would best fit into which of Merton's five modes of adaptation?

a. Innovation
b. Ritualism
c. Retreatism
d. Rebellion


Answer: a

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Which of the following is not a question the investigating officer should ask an operator during the post collision interview?

a. Exactly where were you when you first saw the other car? b. What were you doing at the moment you realized you were in trouble? c. Exactly what did you do, if anything, to avoid the accident? d. Can you tell me what happened? e. None of the above responds to the question because all of the above are proper questions the investigator might ask the driver.

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A false imprisonment aggravated by the movement of the victim to another place constitutes the crime of

a. false imprisonment b. kidnapping c. involuntary servitude d. None of these choices

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At common law, rape included nonconsensual vaginal, oral, and anal penetrations by a penis.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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