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Diane

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Mala prohibitum crimes, such as traffic offenses and gambling violations, change according to social conditions and attitudes. Criminal law is used to codify these changes, reflecting which purpose of law?
 
  a. Enforcing social control
 b. Creating equity
 c. Expressing public opinion and morality
  d. Maintaining social order

Question 2

According to Wilson and Herrnstein's crime and human nature view, a criminal incident occurs when an individual chooses criminal over conventional behavior. What factor influences that choice?
 
  a. social capital c. low self-control
  b. a latent trait d. peer influence


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nmyers

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Reply #1 on: Aug 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

B


Diane

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Reply 2 on: Aug 12, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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