Problem-solving courts originated in the late 1980s-early 1990s in response to:

A. burgeoning rates of incarceration
B. the financial costs of incarceration
C. the realization that many offenders needed treatment rather than jail or prison
D. all of these


D. all of these

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a. Fun b. Revenge c. Insurance purposes d. Psychosis

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Which court case dealt with inmates testifying that building tenders were given access to pipes, bats, and clubs to administer discipline on behalf of the regular guards?

a. U.S. v. Nix b. Whitley v. Albers c. Dreyer v. Jalet d. Kenny v. Indiana Youth Center

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The goal of administrative supervision is ______ rather than ______.

a. rehabilitation; reoffending b. interaction; integration c. treatment; punishment d. control; supervision

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Modern prostitution appears to have its roots in ________

a. Iran b. Turkey c. Ancient Rome d. Ancient Greece

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