Distinguish between group homes and halfway houses. What types of juveniles are served by each?
What will be an ideal response?
Group homes are an alternative to incarceration, while halfway houses are for those who have been incarcerated; group homes house more youths than halfway houses.
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Explain the drawbacks of vehicle patrol
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is consistent with control theory?
A. Offenders learn deviant values from parents and peers. B. Individuals are restrained from offending by their relationships between parents and peers. C. Individuals must be taught to commit illegal activities. D. Individuals commit crimes after being labeled by society.
In the past decade, many have argued that the needs of the victim and the community should be the focus of punishment goals
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is false regarding the success of probation? a. National data indicate that only 30 percent of probationers are successful in completing their probationary sentence. b. Most revocations occur for technical violations during the first three months of probation
c. Felons who receive probation are less likely to recidivate than felons who are sent to prison for committing similar crimes. d. Incarcerating offenders increases the likelihood of recidivism.