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Minority and white group members are equally likely to be poor.

If more criminals are sent to prison, the incarceration rate should go down.  This is referred to as:

Which of Merton’s social adaptations is most closely associated with criminal behavior?

The “Twinkie defense” brought national attention to the view that biochemical conditions can influence antisocial behavior.

Strain theory holds that crime is a function of:

Children who grow up in low-income homes are less likely to achieve in school and less likely to complete  school  than children who do not grow up in low-income households.

According to Shaw and McKay, a ____ neighborhood is an area wracked by extreme poverty and suffering high rates of population turnover.

Cultural  deviance theory combines elements of relative-deprivation and differential opportunity theories.

_____, the most abundant androgen, has been linked to criminality.

According to the author, the most important wielder of informal social control is religion.