The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act added ______ as a protected class.

A. sexual orientation
B. religion
C. race
D. age


A. sexual orientation

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated in 2000, that _____ out of 1,000 U.S. women were at risk of incarceration in federal or state prisons at least once during their lifetime

A) 450 B) 201 C) 116 D) 42 E) 11

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What are the legal and psychological effects of police uniforms? How are times changing in these areas?

What will be an ideal response

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The use of the drugs discussed in this chapter were a problem long before the twentieth century.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which term is synonymous with sanity evaluation?

A. competency assessment B. criminal responsibility evaluation C. risk assessment D. forensic amenability evaluation

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