Which of the following is the central question addressed by control theories?

A. Why does an individual become involved in crime?
B. What prevents people from engaging in crime?
C. How are laws enforced in society?
D. Why are laws created?


B. What prevents people from engaging in crime?

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Which of the following best describes an economy with full employment?

A) "The level of unemployment that corresponds to the normal friction in the labor market." B) "No person is unemployed for whatever reason." C) "Everyone who is looking for a job will have one." D) "Full employment occurs only when the economy has a zero percent unemployment rate."

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What is the name for the thwarted attempt by Islamists to detonate liquid explosives aboard transatlantic flights in late 2006?

A. Operation ISIS B. the Chemical Plot C. Black September D. the Hezbollah Plan

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The four goals of punishment include each of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. retribution B. deterrence C. incapacitation D. recidivism

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Human Bacterial Pathogens include all but

a. anthrax b. plague c. Smallpox

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