According to your textbook authors, the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) defines the purpose of _______________ as being a “voluntary option which provides alternative criminal case processing for a defendant charged with a crime that ideally, upon successful completion of an individualized program plan results in a dismissal of the charge(s)”.

a. parole
b. electronic monitoring
c. incarceration
d. pretrial diversion/intervention


d. pretrial diversion/intervention

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A terrorist who writes a good-bye letter to his parents immediately before carrying out a suicide mission is engaging in

A) a fail-safe procedure. B) martyrdom. C) a point-of-no-return ritual. D) dehumanization.

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Which of the following individuals would probably not be found in a jail?

A) An offender who has violated parole B) An offender serving a sentence for a felony offense C) An individual being held in protective custody D) A material witness

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The _________ is the convention that four justices must agree to hear a case before a writ of certiorari is granted

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Research into the success of __________ is complicated by the fact that most crime is not reported and most offenders not arrested

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

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