What was the significant contribution of the Violence Against Women Act (1994)?

What will be an ideal response?


It provided funding for training of criminal justice personnel, funding for research on
issues of intimate partner abuse, and resources for community-based services for
victims.

Criminal Justice

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Discuss, define, compare and contrast ideological, empirical and ethical grounds for policies. Give an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

While our more primitive brain networks are inherited at birth, higher development depends on environmental developments after birth. Which field of study seeks to understand this brain development?

a. evolutionary psychology b. behavioral genetics c. psychological theories d. neurosciences

Criminal Justice

The __________________, passed in 2001, provided new powers to domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies in an effort to fight terrorism. This legislation expanded all traditional tools of surveillance

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Criminal Justice

A major problem in evaluating the effectiveness of probation today is that probation has changed so much since the early evaluation studies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice