A ______ of crime views the formal system of laws, as well as the enforcement of those laws, as incorporating societal norms for which there is a broad normative consensus.

a. conflict perspective
b. symbolic interactionism
c. consensus perspective
d. none of these


c. consensus perspective

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In order to protect the public, state legislatures have been passing laws defining a new type of mental disorder that allows diagnosis of sex offenders as ________

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What will be an ideal response?

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