Explain the concept of persistent offenders
What will be an ideal response?
• About two-thirds of substance-abusing youths continue to use drugs in adulthood, but about half desist from other criminal activities. Those who persist in both substance abuse and crime maintain these characteristics:
• They come from poor families.
• Other criminals are members of their families.
• They do poorly in school.
• They started using drugs and committing other delinquent acts at an early age.
• They use multiple types of drugs and commit crimes frequently.
• They have few opportunities in late adolescence to participate in legitimate and rewarding adult activities.
• Some evidence exists that these drug-using persisters have low nonverbal IQs and poor physical coordination. Nonetheless, there is little evidence to explain why some drug-abusing youths drop out of crime while others remain active.
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Which opportunity does the budget process NOT offer an organization?
A) Understand the needs of citizens. B) Allocate agency resources in harmony with the fiscal plan. C) Utilize knowledge of citizens' needs to develop a plan that will meet such needs. D) Coordinate and track the department's response to civil liability claims. E) Provide controls that ensure that public monies are spent for the purposes intended.
When a null hypothesis is false but our decision is to fail to reject it, we have committed:
a. Type I error. b. Type II error. c. a standard error. d. None of the above.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Defendants possess a due process right to a criminal appeal. 2. A ruling on an appeal in favor of the defendant automatically reverses the conviction and requires a new trial. 3. In order to order a new trial, an appellate court must have probable cause to suspect that the harm inflicted on the defendant adversely affected the verdict. 4. In order to file for a writ of habeas corpus, a defendant must have exhausted all other possible appeals.
According to the text, which of the following is NOT a consequence of police perjury
A. Conviction of innocent people B. Support by a "law and order" public C. Undermine morale of honest officers D. Creates friction between police and judges