Between 1992 and 2009, the average length of sentences given by state courts ______.
a. increased
b. decreased
c. remained stable
d. has not been studied
b. decreased
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. The ethic of care relies on rules to assess the morality of right or wrong. b. The ethics of care regards rules as determinants. c. We should respond caringly to those with whom we interact in life. d. Follows the specific principle of caring for others.
Which of the following was not a part of Robert Peel's guidelines for a community oriented police force?
a. The power of the police depended on public approval of their actions. b. As public cooperation increased, the need for physical force by the police decreased. c. The maximum amount of force needed to be used when persuasion and warning failed. d. The officers needed to display impartial service to law.
Dodge’s qualitative research focused on which of the following?
a. female police officers used as decoys in prostitution b. Latino teen dating violence c. recidivism rates among ex-convicts d. habitual offenders