If more criminals are sent to prison, the incarceration rate should go down. This is referred to as:

a. the recidivism effect c. the prison effect
b. the incapacitation effect d. the incarceration effect


B

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In the highway patrol model, the agency and its officers have essentially the same enforcement powers as local police in the state and can work cases and enforce the law anywhere within the state's boundaries.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Prisoners in the United States used to be viewed as virtual

a. slaves of the state. b. prisoners of the state. c. servants of the state. d. wards of the state.

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_________ are nonadversarial tribunals that focus on helping defendants

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

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When one is overcoming actual resistance to the execution of some legal process, such as an officer trying to arrest a felon, and deadly force is warranted under the circumstances, this is considered to be what type of homicide?

a. Justifiable homicide b. Excusable homicide c. Accidental homicide d. Rational homicide

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