Define deterrence.
What will be an ideal response?
• Deterrence: the inhibition of criminal behavior, or discouraging a crime because the potential perpetrator fears the consequences of his or her behavior
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a. a minor drinking beer b. a minor running away from home c. a minor smoking cigarettes d. a minor stealing a cell phone
A court held that a landlord who placed television transmitters and microphones in a tenant's apartment for security purposes wrongfully invaded the tenant's privacy. The court noted, however, that cameras in the common hallways may not violate the tenants' privacy rights. This last statement would be considered
a. dictum. b. prima facie evidence. c. a res judicata. d. laches.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the administrative duties of state supreme courts?
a. They employ hundreds of law enforcement officers and clerical workers, such as bailiffs and court reporters. b. They administer various state legislative statutes through discretionary hearings. c. They administer the court system's budget through the state budget process and run its personnel system. d. They assign lower court judges to specific courts and hire and assign temporary judges as needed.
A researcher has 80 participants for a study that involves four experimental conditions
If she assigns participants to conditions using matched random assignment, how many matched clusters or blocks will she form before assigning participants to conditions? a. 80 b. 20 c. 4 d. 1 e. 320