According to Lipton and colleagues, evidence exists that a large proportion of offenders now incarcerated could be placed on ________ without any change in the recidivism rates

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: probation

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Indeterminate sentencing has frequently been compared with:

A) mandatory sentencing. B) traditional parole criteria. C) presumptive sentencing. D) objective parole criteria.

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The real turning point in the transformation of British organized crime occurred

a. in the years surrounding World War 1 and 2 c.during the English Enlightenment b.right after WW2 d.with the emergence of Jonathan Wild

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What data source relies on a multistage sample of housing units to collect information about citizen's encounters with criminals?

a. Monitoring the Future Survey b. NCVS c. National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) d. UCRs

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Gunn, in her research on social class and serial murder, found that adult male victims are selected by social-class standing, whereas adult female victims are selected on the basis of their _____

a. sexuality b. financial standing c. gender d. race

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