To be eligible for federal funding, states under truth-in-sentencing laws must require those convicted of violent crimes to serve at least ______% of their court-imposed sentence.
a. 55
b. 65
c. 75
d. 85
Ans: D
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A) Juvenile justice facilities simply house extremely high risk youth B) The act of living in the facility environment increases risk for suicide C) Youth may be at extreme mental health or health crisis at the time the enter the juvenile justice facility D) None of the above E) All of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Conceptualization is a relatively simple process. 2. The focus of operationalization is how a researcher will indirectly measure the concept. 3. Researchers recommend using multiple operationalizations in order to capture the depth and number of underlying concepts explored in a study. 4. Operationalization details how researchers will define the underlying concept of a research question. 5. Researchers who utilize qualitative data rely on their respondents to measure the concepts of interest.
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that juveniles do not have a right to a jury trial in a juvenile court proceeding?
a. Kent v. United States (1966) b. In re Gault (1967) c. In re Winship (1970) d. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
Terrorist networks in the Horn of Africa established links with maritime pirates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false