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When you are speaking to inform you are a partisan advocate for a particular position, but when you are speaking to persuade you want to let the audience win themselves over.

Neutralization theory points out that criminality is a product if weak self-concept and poor self-esteem.

________ is Gottfredson and Hirschi’s developmental theory that links crime to impulsivity and a lack of self-control.

Some Native American communities use a peacemaking ceremony called _____ whereby groups of tribal elders, victims and community members meet with offenders to determine the best resolution for those accused of breaking tne law.

The process of ____ refers to moving in and out of delinquency or shifting between conventional and deviant values.

Non-coercive parenting  is a factor associated with delinquency

Maria is a citizen and resident of Mexico. She was married to Jose, a U.S. citizen, and is his sole survivor. Which of the following techniques or arrangements would be useful if his gross estate is $15,000,000? 

Differential association theory holds that people learn criminal attitudes and behavior during their adolescence from close, trusted friends or relatives.

The Uniform Crime Report indicates that ____ of all murders and about two-fifths of all robberies involve firearms

Emperical research is considered incompatible with critical criminology.