Which of the following was the reason Richard Nixon was not charged and tried for offenses related to the Watergate scandal?

a. The nature of the relevant legislative laws
b. Constitutional prohibitions against charging an acting or former President
c. A Presidential pardon, which is an executive branch power
d. A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court


C

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An indeterminate sentence serves ______ function.

a. a rehabilitation b. an incapacitation c. a retribution d. a deterrence

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

11. The level of juvenile gang violence in Europe was found to be more serious than the level of juvenile gang violence in the United States. 12. With the exception of Germany, juvenile gangs exist in Europe but are not the focus of as much media attention. 13. Nations such as Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan have long histories of integrating restorative justice techniques into their official response to problems with delinquency. 14. The standards and guidelines for addressing juvenile offending have been set by the United Nations through three key documents: the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules), the United Nations CRC (1989), and the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh Guidelines). 15. Youth from modernized regions where family instability has emerged are not particularly vulnerable to becoming delinquent.

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Agency records and statistics published by agencies or governmental entities are most commonly used for which type of studies?

a. explanatory b. descriptive c. experimental d. qualitative

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What did the U.S. Supreme Court hold in U.S. v. Patane (2004)? What was the Court's rationale? Explain why you agree or disagree with this decision

What will be an ideal response?

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