All of the Following Are Outcomes of Overcriminalization Except ______

question 29

Multiple Choice

All of the following are outcomes of overcriminalization except ______.

• A) laws are virtually unenforceable
• B) penalties are often ineffective or inappropriate
• C) laws tie up law enforcement agencies in thankless tasks
• D) state interference makes matters worse

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Definitions:

Pathological Societies

Societies characterized by social norms or behaviors that are destructive or dysfunctional for the community or its members.

Forced Division

The artificial separation of people or groups by imposed barriers or criteria, often with negative connotations.

Labor

Human effort, either physical or mental, expended in the production of goods and services.

Mechanical Solidarity

A concept developed by Émile Durkheim describing the social cohesion and integration that arises in societies with a simple division of labor, where individuals perform similar tasks.