______ is the prevention of criminal acts by the use or threat of punishment.

a. deterrence
b. recidivism
c. rehabilitation
d. retribution


a. deterrence

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Which of the following cautioned investigators to obtain secondary warrants when specified and unspecified documents were seized wholesale, and specifically ruled that further approval of a magistrate is necessary?

a. Weeks v. U.S. b. U.S. v. Lyons c. Art Galleries–Hawaii, Inc. v. U.S. d. U.S. v. Tamura

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The Cincinnati Congress of 1870 met for which of the following purposes:

a. to determine a set of determinate sentencing guidelines b. to create a blueprint for renovating American corrections to reform criminals c. to create punishments that would cause suffering to criminals d. to review relevant research in the field

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Where a crime requires only proof of a ____ intent, the fact finder (i.e., the judge or jury) may infer the defendant’s intent from circumstances surrounding the commission of the criminal act

a. specific b. general c. criminal d. tortious

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arrest

What will be an ideal response?

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