Consider community service as an alternative to restitution. How might a well-run community service program benefit a community?

What will be an ideal response?


? Requires people on supervision to give something back to society
? Provides an opportunity to get work experience, job skills, and references
? Provides the community free labor and provides services that otherwise might not be available due to lack of funding

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What are the purposes and roles of probation, institutionalization, and aftercare in the juvenile correctional process?

What will be an ideal response?

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Court reaction to media intrusion has not changed with changing media technology

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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

1. Categorical variables can be made into continuous variables. 2. An omitted variable is an independent variable that is significantly related to a dependent variable but has erroneously been excluded from a statistical analysis. 3. A variable such as race would be considered an interval level of measurement by a researcher. 4. The Police–Public Contact Survey is conducted by the U.S. Census.

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What form of punishment is clearly the preeminent morality issue within the category of punishment?

a. Truth-in-sentencing b. Mandatory minimums c. Death penalty d. Fixed sentences

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