______ seeks to prevent an offender from committing more crimes by making it extremely difficult for individuals to reoffend.

A. Deterrence
B. Incapacitation
C. Rehabilitation
D. Retribution


B. Incapacitation

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The Fourteenth Amendment was originally introduced in the 19th century to protect which of the following groups?

a. Recently emancipated slaves b. Corporate trusts c. Small businesses d. Workers

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The sealing of juvenile records is accomplished through __________ orders

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A major issue with many community-oriented policing programs is that they are merely deploying officers in neighborhoods on foot patrol, as opposed to incorporating the philosophy of community policing into the initiative. Thus, these departments embrace the ______ but do not employ the practice of community policing.

a. mandate b. rhetoric c. policy d. law

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In 1929, President Herbert Hoover appointed the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement (Wickersham Commission) to study

a. the criminal justice system. b. juvenile delinquency. c. crime trends in the general population. d. corruption in the private business sector.

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