Question

Mary Owen Cameron differentiates professionals and amateurs in this activity in The Booster and the Snitch. A study by Cox et. al examined motivations of adolescents performing this activity, including “experiential,” “peer pressure,” and “economic.” It’s not suicide, but one foundational paper extensively references anomie as a cause of this activity; that Robert Merton paper cites (10[1]-5[1])strain (10[1])as a (10[1])cause of this activity. (-5[1])Cantor (10[2])and Land found that increases in the unemployment rate and poverty rates resulted in increases in this activity. (-5[1])This activity’s (10[1])“opportunity” type targets low-risk, (10[1])high-reward (10[1])victims. (-5[1])For 10 points, name these violations of the law that are punished by the state. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: crime [accept deviance; prompt on corruption; prompt on fraud; prompt on vice; prompt on burglary or robbery or larceny; prompt on shoplifting or theft or stealing; prompt on homicide or murder; prompt on rape; prompt on assault or aggravated assault]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%89%98.57
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%85.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%50%74.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%33%81.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%44%82.11
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%85.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%50%86.13
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%80.56

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Asheton WilbanksClemson AGeorgia Tech A55-5
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DSouth Carolina B5510
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech B5610
Paawan PatelEmory OxfordGeorgia Tech C5810
Alina MooreTennessee BAuburn A62-5
Aaron TaylorMississippi State AFurman6310
Aaron TaylorMississippi State AFurman6310
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaGeorgia AAuburn C81-5
Shawn RichardsonClemson BSouth Carolina A8310
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AVanderbilt B8710
Justin HetrickBelmontEmory Oxford8810
Jack OgletreeAuburn BAlabama A89-5
Will HughesAuburn ATennessee B10410
Coy MierAuburn CGeorgia A10510
Britton WebsterAlabama AAuburn B10510
Bharath RamGeorgia Tech AClemson A10510