One of the reasons for the slowdown in the growth of incarcerated offenders is thatmany states have increased their use of alternatives to incarceration

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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The replacement of Jewish and Irish gangs by Italian immigrants is an example of ________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What were the policy implications of the Chicago v. Morales (1999) decision?

a. Police were allowed to continue to use discretion in determining gang loitering. b. RICO statutes could be applied to gangs and gang members. c. The law enforcement practices of the Rampart Scandal were constitutional. d. ‘Gang' and ‘gang member' had to be more clearly defined in law.

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For the offense of theft by possession of stolen property, the prosecution must establish the culpable mental state that the party knew the stolen nature of the property

What are the pros and cons of the law being altered to require only that the individual receiving the property was reckless about whether the property was stolen?

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The __________ principle explains how dynamic risk factors can be changed to influence the probability of recidivism

a. criminogenic need b. responsivity c. risk principle d. protective

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