If Crime Is Caused by a Breakdown of Informal Social

question 34

Multiple Choice

If crime is caused by a breakdown of informal social controls, which of the following would be the most effective way to reduce crime?

• A)provide coping strategies
• B)increase collective efficacy
• C)increase economic opportunities
• D)decommodification

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Definitions:

Grammatical Devices

Are tools used in language to convey meaning, structure sentences, and relate words to each other, such as tenses, punctuation, conjunctions, and prepositions.

Progression

The process of developing or moving forward towards a more advanced state or stage.

Language Ability

Refers to the capacity to understand, produce, and use words and sentences to communicate effectively.

Language Acquisition Device

A hypothetical module proposed by Noam Chomsky, suggesting that the ability to learn language is innate to humans and pre-wired into the brain.