Critics Argue That Police Units Investigating White-Collar Crime Are Too

question 120

Multiple Choice

Critics argue that police units investigating white-collar crime are too small and inadequately funded. With which of the following theories is this view consistent?

• A) conflict theory
• B) functionalist theory
• C) symbolic-interactionist theory
• D) postmodernist theory

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