Which two factors do most conflict theories have in common?

a. educational inequality and racial disparities
b. power imbalance and weakened lower class
c. crime prevention and code of the street
d. urban renewal and gender biases


b. power imbalance and weakened lower class

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Which of the following intermediate sanctions exposes offenders to a highly regimented environment involving strict discipline, physical training, and hard labor?

a. shock probation b. intensive probation c. shock incarceration d. mixed sentencing

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When evaluating a program that aims to keep repeat offenders from recidivism, is it enough to look at the rate of crime in the three months following completion of the program? What other factors would an evidence-based approach take into account aside from the three-month success rate?

What will be an ideal response?

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According to Matza, __________ refers to the process of moving from one extreme of behavior to another. Further, this helps to explain why a youth's behavior may be law abiding sometimes and deviant at other times

a. anomie b. drift c. strain d. dramatization

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__________ contain all the properties of nominal variables, but they also enable the placement of objects into ranks, that is, highest to lowest.

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

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