Reincarceration as a measure of recidivism means the offender has been:

A) found guilty of committing a technical program violation.
B) accused of a new crime.
C) convicted of a new crime.
D) None of the above


D

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A local community hires a team of researchers to implement and evaluate a drug prevention program. After determining the needs of the community, the researchers suggest four successful drug prevention programs. The community selects one to implement. In their evaluations, the researchers critique the community for only selecting one drug prevention program rather than all four. The researchers further demonstrate that rates of drug use will only be affected if the community makes a more concerted effort in preventing use. The researchers' final conclusion is that the community's efforts to reduce drug use were not successful. These researchers conducted an evaluation of:

a. Need b. Process c. Impact d. Efficiency

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According to the text, results of ______ can vary across time and space.

a. implementation b. evaluation c. adoption d. agenda formation

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After about 10 years into her sentence, Melissa became depressed. She started to separate herself from other prisoners and began to feel like she had no control. She was coping to prison by according to which model?

a. adopted style b. convict style c. isolate style d. integrated style

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In a series of research studies, criminologist Cathy Widom identified a ___________ in which physical abuse by parents or caregivers is a direct cause of subsequent violent behavior among youth

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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