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1. Which of the following is a principle of punishment that establishes the basis of deterrence?
2. What term did Cesare Lombroso use to describe persons whom he believed to be biological throwbacks to more primitive ancestors?
3. Which of these assumes that there is an internal mechanism which predisposes a person to engage in crime?
4. The Shaw and McKay studies found that rates in delinquency were highest in the ______?
5. In which theory is criminality a symptom of underlying conflicts and emotional stress?
6. Who developed the ecological approach to studying crime?
7. Taking one's own life for a greater cause is labeled what type of suicide?
8. According to strain theory, crime is primarily committed by whom?
9. Jake Glopnick is a college professor who has given up on the institutionalized goal of wealth, but still accepts the legitimate means for achieving wealth. According to Robert Merton, Jake is a(n) ______?
10. If a judge says to a convicted defendant: 'Conduct like yours is too widespread in our community. I'm going to throw the book at you to make an example of you,' this would exemplify:
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