A researcher wants to examine what factors related to predicting both youth delinquency and violence. First indicate what type of research would be needed to find out which factors predict both youth delinquency and violence. Then provide at least three research questions that could be asked.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary, but should incorporate the first component, as well as at least three similar questions to those provided. First answer: Explanatory research. Second answer: How does youth's relationship with their parents affect a youth engaging in violence and delinquency? Does parental supervision affect this? What about parent's criminal behavior?

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This exception to the search warrant requirement is known as: _____. a. consent search b. plain view search c. stop and frisk d. search incident to an arrest

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?Which of the following is a false statement regarding the Body Farm in Tennessee?

A. ?There are currently five such facilities operating in the United States. B. ?Bodies are observed decomposing under controlled conditions. C. ?Remains are often skeletonized and added to the research collection. D. ?Approximately 40-50 bodies of inmates who died in prison are donated yearly.

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Select one of the statutory purposes of the Texas Penal Code. Discuss how well this purpose is achieved in day-to-day society

What will be an ideal response?

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Thomas is sharing a room with his college roommate John. The police raided the room on campus and found narcotics in a trunk belong to Thomas. Thomas claims that it is not his and that he knows nothing about the narcotics

What presumptions would the prosecutor use in an attempt to prove that the possession was with Thomas's knowledge?

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