Discuss how the Zips affected ethnic succession in organized crime when they immigrated to the New York Metropolitan area
What will be an ideal response?
They provided a injection of youthful Mafiosi from Italy in the 1960s, perhaps they will provide sufficient replacements to keep the American Mafia viable in the years to come.
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Indigent defense systems vary considerably state by state. Oneor more of these defense systems be in operation, and they may be run ororganized by different levels of government
a. True b. False
Colvin and Pauly stated that a young person may become part of a _______, in which youth commit acts of delinquency as a means to an end—usually to obtain something material or monetary to gain status in the group—or a _______, in which youth oppose the mainstream through violence, underground economies, and/or gang activity because of a lack of opportunities to succeed.
a. conflict delinquent subculture, criminal delinquent subculture b. conflict-dependent subculture, criminal-dependent subculture c. criminal delinquent subculture, conflict delinquent subculture d. criminal-dependent subculture, conflict-dependent subculture
Under utilitarian theory, euthanasia of a terminally ill, suffering person who asks to be killed:
a. Can never be justified by Act Utilitarianism. b. Can never be justified by Rule Utilitarianism. c. Can be justified in some circumstances. d. Cannot be evaluated by that theory.
A system in which offenders are assessed a certain number of points at the time of sentencing, based on the severity of their crime, is known as the:
What will be an ideal response?