Who is known as the father of scientific police investigation?

A) August Vollmer B) Patrick Colquhoun C) Pat Garrett D) O. W. Wilson


A

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At the very beginning of the 20th century, the typical urban police officer in the United States was a recent immigrant with little or no education

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Remote location monitoringis a supervision strategy that uses electronic technology to track offenders who have been sentenced to house arrest

a. True b. False

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In the early 1970s, the public started to turn against the level of correctional treatment for the inmate populace, and rehabilitation programs were seen as failures because:

A. Martinson concluded through his research that "nothing works in corrections." B. Wexler stated that she could not find one treatment program that reduced recidivism C. Crime was starting to increase which in turn rose doubts in many people's minds D. Riots and protests from the Vietnam War overshadowed the problems of correctional facilities and many people just wanted "justice." E. At this time, there was not enough evidence or studies released to the public stating that rehabilitation is possible

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An empirical distribution consisting of raw scores taken from a sample is referred to as ______ in scientific research?

A. a sample distribution B. a population distribution C. the standard normal curve D. the t distribution

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