The Study of Agencies of Social Control Such as the Police

question 106

Multiple Choice

The study of agencies of social control such as the police, courts, and corrections is:

• A) law inquiry.
• B) criminology.
• C) sociology.
• D) criminal justice.

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Definitions:

French New Wave

Took shape in the late 1950s when a group of French film critics writing for the magazine Cahiers du cinéma turned to filmmaking, after the neorealist director Roberto Rossellini advised them to stop writing about films and start making them. Key directors of the French New Wave include Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Agnes Varda. Many important American filmmakers in the 1960s and 1970s were influenced by the French New Wave filmmakers.

Bonnie And Clyde

A 1967 American biographical crime film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the notorious bank robbers and lovers from the Great Depression era.

Contemporary Film

Movies that are made in the current era, reflecting modern times, themes, and technologies.

Sentiments

Feelings or emotions towards something or someone, often expressed through words or actions.