Which commission called for improved classification systems as a means of creating better treatment programs to reshape inmate behavior?

a. Brockway
b. Wickersham
c. Elmira
d. Sarver


b. Wickersham

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1. If scene analysis is not carried out with the death investigation, what types of evidence may never be located and recovered?

What will be an ideal response?

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Eliminating the discriminatory treatment and oppression that women have experienced in the past through equalization under the law is known as:

a. The sameness approach. b. The equality approach. c. The gender-specific approach. d. None of the above

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What type of study is the best measure of unreported crimes?

a. Victimization surveys b. Prison data c. Self-report studies d. Official records

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According to the text, what should we expect to see in the near future when we examine crime statistics?

a. The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to continue until at least 2020 b. The decline in crime observed since the mid-1990s is expected to end and criminal activity will increase c. The crime rate will continue to decline until it reaches the low crime rates characteristic of the 1950s d. Crime rates will level off and remain stable for the foreseeable future

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