A high level of supervision in the community can prevent offenders from committing further crimes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The principle of utility was used to evaluate the success of prisons. 2. The contrast effect compares the possible punishment for a crime to the life experience of individual to be punished. 3. Both specific and general deterrence rely on individuals engaging in hedonistic calculus. 4. Early state-controlled punishment was typically as severe as uncontrolled vengeance.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Criminologists used theoretical paradigms to explain why crime occurs. 2. Scholars in the first portion of the 20th century did research to determine whether individuals with a mesomorphic body type were more prone to criminal behavior. 3. Criminologists used theoretical paradigms to explain why crime occurs. 4. In his Essays on Crime and Punishments, Beccaria lamented the shift away from spiritualism and the belief that criminals are possessed by the devil and must be punished severely to save their immortal souls. 5. One of the principles of classical criminology is that the criminal justice system should be predictable--the citizens know the laws and their punishments.

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What factor(s) provide the basis for someone to have stronger resistance against the temptations of drugs, and to have resilience against engaging in a drug-taking life-style?

A. social skills and conformity to family values B. sociological lifestyle factors C. resilience to peer pressure D. protective factors

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Which concept involves superior officers who attempt to work through problems to fully address everyone's concerns?

A) accommodation B) cooperation C) collaboration D) compromise

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