Some researchers argue that when many acts of violence are observed, “there is a ______; each violent act observed makes the observers feel more at risk and therefore more likely to resort to preemptive violence themselves.”

A. cumulative effect
B. desensitizing effect
C. observational effect
D. feedback effect


D. feedback effect

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Those who want to abolish the juvenile court (Abolitionists) state all of the following as rationale to eliminate the juvenile court system EXCEPT:

a. The failure of the juvenile court can be attributed to incomplete implementation, not conceptualization b. The conception of the juvenile court as a social welfare institution in a legal setting is fatally flawed c. Juveniles are entitled to due process and would receive greater due process in criminal court anyway. d. The concept of "delinquency" and the view of "adolescence" on which it was based no longer exist.

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Sincethemid-1990s, crime rates nationwide,intheUnited States, are

A. rising steadily. B. dropping steadily. C. up and down. D. relatively flat.

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The ________ advocated a prison system which shifted the emphasis from punishing the body to reforming the mind and soul.

A. Catholics B. Quakers C. Puritans D. Baptists

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Although the Taliban is most closely associated with Afghanistan, its core emerged from Pakistan after the ________War

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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