In colonial America what legal avenue would permit a youth to be put to death if he or she could not be controlled by his or her parents?
a. Chancery Court Act
b. Wayward Minors Act
c. Parens Patriae Doctrine
d. Massachusetts Stubborn Child Law
d
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An oral summation of a case presented to a judge, or to a judge and jury, by the prosecution or by the defense in a criminal trial is known as the closing argument
a. True b. False
According to the conflict theory, the criminal justice system creates criminals by turning deviant episodes by individuals into criminal careers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following could be considered as possible outcomes in evaluation research?
A. improved test scores B. higher rates of job retention C. fewer criminal offenses D. all of these
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1) A list or map of all juveniles currently on probation in the jurisdiction is an example of situational awareness analysis results 2) Crime reduction analysis results may lead police to a range of possible strategies that can be implemented to address problems. 3) Crime analysis information is created to report facts and present conclusions about what the facts mean, how they are related to other issues, or why they are occurring 4) A map showing areas in which a specific type of crime has increased or decreased before and after a particular police strategy was implemented is an example of crime reduction analysis 5) The data used for situational awareness and crime reduction crime analysis are different