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In comparison to other high-income countries such as Germany, the US has a crime rate which is

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Higher

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Rick has been charged with an offense that carries a 90 day jail sentence; he has been charged with a

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Misdemeanor

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The killing of twenty-six people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 is an example of

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Mass murder

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Travis Hirschi argues in his control theory that what discourages crime is

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Social ties

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Which theory states that crime and other deviance results not so much from what people do as from how others responds to those actions?

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Labeling theory

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Someone being released from prison just to be convicted for another crime

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Recidivism refers to

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Research suggest that in cases of murder

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That most people are the same race...?...

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Which of the following crimes is least likely to result in an arrest?

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Robbery

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SOC Qiz chap. 6 – Flashcards

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