Individual (or specific) deterrence seeks to:

a. Deter potential offenders from crime.
b. Deter the individual punished.
c. Deter both the individual and the public
d. Control crime by keeping criminals out of society


b. Deter the individual punished.

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Women appear _____less likely than men with similar offenses and prior records to be incarcerated

a. 60-70 percent b. 40-55 percent c. 30-40 percent d. 10-25 percent

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According to the research, the cognitive thinking skills program (CTSP) seems to be more effective with:

a. property offenders under 25 b. violent offenders under 25 c. property offenders over 25 d. violent offenders over 25

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The __________ Act strengthened the amendment that enacted Prohibition

a. Harrison b. Tariff c. Volstead d. Pure Food and Drug

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The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), a major professional and trade organization for retail managers and others interested in the retail business, recommends that convenience-store employees not be?

a. educated beyond a high school diploma b. able to physically restrain a suspect c. armed d. allowed to work after midnight

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