Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Classification and assessment are related, but distinct processes.
2. The “things” being classified in the criminal justice system are the system, and the purpose for categorizing the system.
3. Classifying prison inmates is an immensely important function.
4. The actuarial method of making predictions is based on statistical analyses of behavior patterns of people similarly situated averaged over many thousands of cases.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
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a. become much larger. b. become much smaller. c. not change. d. not enough information provided
Terrorist financing consists of three distinct activities. Which of the following is NOT one of these activities?
A. Earning or acquiring resources B. Moving or laundering money C. Investing money to increase capitol D. Storing or banking money until it is needed for operations
Which of the following would be an example of a hard measure of officer performance?
a. citizen satisfaction with the officer b. problem-solving skills of the officer c. order-maintenance skills of the officer d. the number of field reports written
This theory regarding elder abuse is based on the premise that providing care for an elder induces stress within the family
a. Neutralization b. Social exchange c. Family stress d Psychopathology