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vinney12

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Conflict theorists point out that the class differentials in crime rates develop partly because:
 
  a. the upper classes commit less important types of crimes.
  b. law enforcement discriminates more heavily against the poor.
  c. the lower classes are less integrated in their families and neighborhoods.
  d. the lower classes have accepted subcultural values that are more supportive of crime.

Question 2

Which of the following situations is NOT consistent with the conflict theory view of deviance?
 
  a. A young man who steals a pack of gum from Walgreens is sent to jail; a young man who steals a box of pens from work is reprimanded.
  b. A city allocates more money to preventing consumer fraud than to stopping mugging.
  c. Ted Turner's house is robbed and the police launch a full-scale investigation; Maria's house is robbed and the police take her statement and tell her to lock her doors.
  d. A lawyer kills his wife but is found not guilty at the trial; a garbage man kills his wife and gets life in prison.



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amynguyen1221

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b




vinney12

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Reply 2 on: Jul 1, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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