Megan's laws focus upon community notification of sex offenders

a. True b. False


a

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An eighteenth-century approach to crime causation and criminal responsibility that grew out of the Enlightenment and that emphasized the role of free will and reasonable punishment comes from the _______________ School of criminological theory

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Children in this age range have the highest rates of victimization.

A. birth to age one B. age three to age five C. age eight to age eleven D. teenagers

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Was the investigatory detention and subsequent search legal?

In Indianapolis, police suspected that a man inside a motel room was making methamphetamine in the bathroom. The decided to conduct a "knock and talk" whereby they get the suspect to open the door and see if he will reveal any incriminating information or see if they can see in plain view any obvious contraband. The suspect opened the motel door in response to the officers' knock. There were six uniformed and armed officers present. They asked if the suspect would be willing to step outside the door and talk to them. When he refused and tried to close the door, one officer placed his foot inside the door preventing the suspect from closing it. As the suspect stood inside the open doorway, police asked to come in and sit down and talk, but the suspect refused. They told the suspect, "hey, if you have nothing to hide, you'll let us in, because only guilty people don't want the police around." Reluctantly, Bob let the police in where, in order to sit on the bed, one officer moved Bob's jacket which revealed a firearm on the bed. What will be an ideal response?

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What is comparative research? Why is it important? What are the difficulties in measurement across contexts? (

What will be an ideal response?

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