When interviewing a child victim of sexual abuse the investigator should determine the child's competency to testify in court. In other words is the child old enough and intelligent enough to withstand cross examination

a. True b. False


b

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The balanced approach stresses:

A) promoting community safety. B) offender accountability. C) individualized sanctions or punishments. D) All of the above

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If a criminologist wanted to learn about the rates of truancy and smoking among adolescents they would be best served by referencing which of the following sources?

A. UCR B. NCVS C. NIBRS D. self-report surveys

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All of the following are responsible for sifting through and selecting news items except:

a. TV news producers. b. producers. c. bloggers. d. politicians.

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Mentoring has been shown to reduce delinquency and aggression

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

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