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When we fail to conform to norms, this is always a form of
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Deviance
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The majority of criminal acts
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Are performed incompetently
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A robber normally
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All of the above
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Christiansen's study of identical twins versus fraternal twins revealed that
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Identical twins were similar in their criminal behavior than fraternal twins were
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Two variables that influence criminal activity more than any other variables are
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Sex and age
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Current sociological research on the relationship on mental illness and crime shows that mentally ill people are
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Far more likely to commit crime than others
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According to structural strain theory, poverty
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Makes it more difficult for people to achieve the goals they have learned to pursue
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The basic question social control theorists ask is
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"why dont they do it?"
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The proverb "idle hands are the devil's workshop" deals with which dimension of social control theory?
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Involvements
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According to the author of your text, available data on drugs and crime suggests that the most important relationship between the two is that drugs
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Are simply part of offenders' lifestyles
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The concept of ____ includes________
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Deviance; all norm violations
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Joe has committed numerous crimes in his life. Lately, he's done a string of burglaries, but it is just as likely that his next "job" will be to steal a car or rob a liquor store as it is that he will do another burglary. This type of pattern is known as
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Offender versatility
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Low self control involves
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The unwillingness or inability to delay gratification
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People who are self-centered, indifferent, or insensitive also tend to
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All of the above
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Labeling theory fails to explain why
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People deviate in the first place
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