According to the author, Until the mid-1700s criminal punishment in Europe and American colonies focused on the offender's body. It also focused on which of the following:

a. mutilation
b. whipping
c. dismemberment
d. all of these


D

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Evaluations of rehabilitation have found higher levels of recidivism among inmates in ________-sector facilities

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What presumption assumes that the government is acting lawfully unless there is clear evidence to the contrary? What presumption assumes that the government is acting lawfully unless there is clear evidence to the contrary?

a. the presumption of regularity b. the presumption of infallibility c. the presumption of enforceability d. the presumption of innocence

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According to the author, the police–community relations (PCR) movement had a tremendous effect on the philosophy and culture of most police departments

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is one of the functions that supermax prisons serve in regard to prison violence?

A) the control of very violent inmates B) the discouraging of violence in regular society C) the control of violence specifically among drug offenders D) the punishment of even marginally violent inmates

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