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.” (-5[2])It’s not suicide, but one foundational paper extensively references anomie as a cause of this activity; (-5[1])that Robert Merton (10[1])paper cites strain as a cause of this activity. Cantor and (10[1])Land found that increases in the unemployment rate and poverty rates resulted in increases (10[2])in this activity. This activity’s “opportunity” type targets low-risk, high-reward victims. (-5[1])For 10 points, name these violations of the law that (10[1])are (10[1])punished by the state. ■END■ (10[2])

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
Cara Monroe (DII)Miami B (UG) Michigan C 34-5
Caleb Thomas (DII)Miami C (DII) Jefferson County Scholars (DII)34-5
Brady Hagan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) West Virginia B (UG) 50-5
Mikolai Davis (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State A 5310
Katia Gercheva (DII)CWRU C (UG)Miami A (UG) 6410
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan D (UG)7810
Venkat Das (DII)West Virginia A (UG) Michigan State B 7810
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) Michigan B (UG)89-5
Elijah Quan (DII)Michigan C Miami B (UG) 9910
Cole Polley (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU B (DII) 10010
Trey Stephens (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami C (DII) 10510
Brooke Weiss (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 10510