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Mechanisms such as direct criticism, ridicule, ostracism, desertion, or physical punishment are considered what form of social control?
 
  a. Public social control
  b. Institutional social control
   c. Formal social control
  d. Informal social control

Question 2

Discuss latent trait theories. Do you agree or disagree with this concept? Why or why not?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

 Rowe, Osgood, and Nicewander proposed the concept of latent traits to explain the flow of delinquency over the life cycle.
 Their model assumes that a number of people in the population have a personal attribute or characteristic that controls their inclination or propensity to commit crimes.
 This disposition, or latent trait, may be either present at birth or established early in life, and it can remain stable over time.
 Suspected latent traits include defective intelligence, damaged or impulsive personality, genetic abnormalities, the physical-chemical functioning of the brain, and environmental influences on brain function such as drugs, chemicals, and injuries.
 Regardless of gender or environment, those who maintain one of these suspect traits may be at risk to delinquency and in danger of becoming career criminals; those who lack the traits have a much lower risk.
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