Which facility had the stated purpose to remove impressionable youth, mainly boys, but also girls, from the contamination that association with more hardened criminals would bring?

A. Houses of solace
B. Houses of refuge
C. Houses of authority
D. Youth authority


B. Houses of refuge

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The process of screening children out of the system without a decision is called a:

A. waiver. B. disposition. C. diversion. D. probation. E. forfeiture.

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Kleck's research on fighting back found that:

a. Many more criminals are killed each year by police officers than are killed by victims fighting back. b. Collateral injury is relatively rare, and victims should be encouraged to fight back. c. Collateral injury is relatively high, and victims should be encouraged to not fight back. d. The more crime in an area, the less fear in the area.

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The tendency of police investigators to interpret the ambiguous information contained within the profile report to fit their own biases and hunches about the case or the suspect is known as ________.

a. biased profiling b. preexisting orientation c. tunnel effectd.skewe d reconnaissance e. confirmation bias

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One objective of crime scene photography is to record the condition of the scene before ____________ occur

a. media arrive b. alterations c. fire rescue respond d. not necessary

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