Who was an advocate of religious freedom and instrumental in spreading the concept of humane treatment of prisoners, specifically in Pennsylvania?
a. William Howard
b. Cesare Beccaria
c. William Penn
d. James Regal
c. William Penn
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Rudolph Giuliani's rise to fame came in the summer of 1986 when, following an 8-month trial, a federal jury convicted Carmine Persico and eight others for operating ________ rackets in New York's Colombo crime family
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In examining the measure of binge drinking, a researcher found that two groups of college students answered the questions in a consistent way. However, the researchers found that most college students did not answer truthfully. As such, this measure of binge drinking was ______ but not ______.
A. reliable; valid B. valid; reliable C. true; consistent D. testable; reliable
The federal _______ ___ _____ ______ greatly expanded the number of offenders in the federal system who must submit DNA samples
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) Robbery in open areas account for 30 percent of all violent crimes. 2) The most common type of robbery is the one committed on public streets and alleyways. 3) A school robbery fails to meet the stereotypic type of robbery and is for the most part an instance of petty extortion or a "shakedown" of students or teachers. 4) An opportunistic robber is characterized as having a long-term commitment to crime as a source of livelihood. 5) The need to halt an assault on a victim should be taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to use emergency equipment when responding to a robbery call.