You are doing research on inmates leaving your state's prison system during the calendar year 2006 with respect to their living arrangements upon release. It is assumed that inmates living with their families will have lower recidivism rates; therefore what sampling technique would do best to obtain a representative sample?

a. simple random sample
b. quota sample
c. stratified sample
d. snowball sample


c

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Mary is charged with killing her husband while he slept. Her husband repeatedly beat Mary over 10 years of marriage. Even though Mary was in no immediate danger when she killed her husband, her lawyer may argue for ________

A) the infancy defense B) culpable ignorance as a defense C) entrapment as a defense D) a syndrome-based defense

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The Sixth Amendment confrontation clause:

a. guarantees the government the right to cross-examine the defense's witnesses. b. limits the government's use of physical evidence. c. guarantees the defense the right to cross-examine the government's witnesses. d. guarantees the defendant the right to compulsory process to obtain witnesses.

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All are forces that are ending the last stage of the industrial revolution except:

a. Technology b. Globalization of the economy c. Shift of moving away from manufacturing d. Increase in importing of goods from other countries

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