A “victim factor” that impacts a victim’s perception of what the perpetrator looked like is:

a. The person was too nervous when the crime occurred to focus on the perpetrator.
b. The victim’s attention was focused on the weapon and not on the perpetrator.
c. The event happened so quickly that the victim didn’t have time to process the event.
d. The victim’s personal biases influenced the person’s memory of what the perpetrator liked like.


c. The event happened so quickly that the victim didn’t have time to process the event.

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A centralized law enforcement agency ________

a. has only one headquarters b. is characteristic in the southern United States c. combines criminal investigations with patrol of state highways d. draws a clear distinction between traffic enforcement on state highways and other state-level law enforcement functions

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The theoretical underpinnings of PTO include:

a. physical prowess. b. adult and problem-based learning. c. psychological intimidation of aggressors. d. the ability to terminate poor officer-trainees.

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A program in which prison inmates are allowed to leave the prison early to reside in a halfway house and prepare for reentry to the community is known as ________

a. invisible policy b. furlough c. soft on crime d. probation

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Which of the following types of individual is often silent and unresponsive, and seldom offers his or her own ideas or opinions?

A. complainer B. pessimist C. passive D. avoider

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