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Which of the following statements is generally true

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Criminal activity intensifies in adolescents and young adulthood and the declines there after

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2
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Maturational reform may increase by which of the following

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Completion of education and marriage

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3
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The argument that older men have more social bonds such as marriage and children become less involved in crime is an example of one of the following theories

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Life course theory

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4
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Which of the following offenses do females account for more than half of the adults accused in criminal court cases according to the text

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Prostitution

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5
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Which of the following is not true regarding aboriginal offenders when compared to non-aboriginal offenders

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They are more likely to have legal representation at court hearing

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6
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Compared to street crime white-collar crime is

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Is much more costly in dollar terms

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7
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What is the term for crimes committed by person of respectability and high social status in their occupation

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White-collar crimes

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8
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From the list of corporations and white-collar crimes what category does false advertisement fit into

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Corporation and business crime

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9
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_________ Refers to white-collar crime committed by an individual or group of individuals for personal gain

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Occupational crime

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10
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Corporate crime is also referred to as _______

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Organizational crime

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The failure of the worldcomthe largest long distance telephone service provider in the US was largely attributed to

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A fraud based on nonexistent profits

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12
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Conflict theorists believe that

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Laws are passed by members of the ruling class in order to maintain their privileged position by keeping the common people under control

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13
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Commonly used measure of crime in Canada is based on

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Police data

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14
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Beccarias work; an essay on crime and punishment focuses on

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The cruelty and inhumanity that characterized the criminal justice system of his time

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15
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Classical school punishment should ______

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Fit the crime

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16
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Positive school

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The punishment should fit the criminal

17
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According to GORINGS research the most important correlation of criminality was

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Low intelligence

18
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Eysenck theory of crime and personality based on _____

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Classical conditioning

19
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A person whose life and Identity revolves around deviance is categorized by Lemart as a

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Secondary deviant

20
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Functionalism is associated with

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The consensus perspective

21
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Durkheim argues that crime exists in every society because

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Crime is needed to define the limits of proper behavior

22
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According to Bernard, strain in mertons theory is best interpreted as a

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Feature of a society

23
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Criminologist Agnew views strain as the feature of

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Large scale societies, organizations, small communities

24
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The following is not a variable of the correlate with crime

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Offenders place of birth

25
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Ecological analysis shaw and McKay found deviance originating in

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Social disorganization of communities

26
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In shaw and McKay theory they attributed high rates of crime and which factors regarding neighborhood institutions and organizations

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Inadequate social controls