______ refers to the process of lessening the penalties attached to particular offenses.

a. Decriminalization
b. Delegalization
c. Legality weakening
d. Morality weakening


a. Decriminalization

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Divorce arbitrations are always binding.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Discuss Samuel Walker’s wedding cake model of criminal justice. Identify each layer of the model and provide an example of a crime that fits into each layer. How is this model relevant to our culture of heavy media coverage of crime?

What will be an ideal response?

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__________ involves the use of techniques to detect deception by increasing recall for honest interviewees while making deceptive individuals more apparent

A) Assessment criteria indicatives B) Reconstruction C) Mnemonics D) Differential recall enhancement

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What is the definition of a symbolic assailant?

A. A person who represents an entire group of criminals, such as the leader of a gang B. A person that represents a specific type of crime, such as a typical burglar C. A person that commits crime to further a specific cause, such as a terrorist D. A person whom a police officer thinks is potentially dangerous, such as someone who seems suspicious

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