In the American colonies, corrections was based upon the philosophy of:
A. lex talioni
B. ad litem
C. ex post facto
D. in limine
A. lex talioni
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A. It is a bureaucratic response to an officer-involved shooting. B. It sets the guiding principles that help police officers make decisions. C. It separates the police from the civilians they are meant to protect. D. It is a popular counterterrorism strategy employed by the federal government.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Age is the best predictor of criminality across time and place. 2. The charge that criminology has reflected a male-centered bias is referred to as the androcentric bias. 3. Most crime is committed by males historically and internationally with the exception of prostitution. 4. Social class is the best predictor of criminality. 5. The proposal that racial discrimination in sentencing is most prevalent among the least serious crimes, in cases where the judge has more discretion, is known as the liberation hypothesis.
The ________, established in the English case of Regina v. Eagleton, is no longer utilized because most lawmakers believe that a person does not have to take the very last step to be criminally culpable.
A. indispensable element test B. unequivocality test C. physical proximity test D. last act test
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Before-and-after quasi-experimental designs cannot control for confounding factors. 2. In order to avoid bias, it is imperative that matching is based on relevant confounding factors. 3. Pre-experiments allow the comparison of tests between the control and experimental group. 4. When random assignment to a control or experimental group is not possible, is impractical, or unethical, quasi-experimental research designs, or non-randomized designs are used. 5. In comparison to the other experimental designs, using the Solomon Four Group design can lead to many validity problems.