In his book The Jukes, author Robert Dugsdale concluded that crime is ______.

a. attributable to feeble-mindedness
b. hereditary
c. linked to physical inferiority
d. rooted in atavism


b. hereditary

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Which of the following determined that obscene material is not constitutionally protected by the First Amendment?

a. Regina v. Hicklin b. Roth v. United States c. Osborne v. Ohio d. U.S. v. Williams

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___________ is a defense mechanism used to deal with stress by acting out the opposite of what is being felt

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The Victim was walking down the street when she was stopped and restrained by defendant #1 . Defendant #2 took the victim's wallet from her pocket. Can the defendants be charged with conspiracy?

A) No, since there is no independent evidence that the defendants reached an agreement to commit a crime. B) Yes, since an agreement may be implied from the fact that the defendants acted jointly in carrying out the crime. C) Yes, since they both committed the crime of robbery. D) Yes, since the victim can identify both of them.

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An individual who dresses in an unusual way is most likely to be violating a ________ of his or her social group

a. more b. folkway c. law d. contract

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