Which criminal justice law was created after the attack of the twin towers in New York?
A. Patriot Act
B. Three-Strikes
C. Civil Rights Act
D. None of the above
A
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The United Kingdom's Tilley Award:
a. Recognizes the police force that makes the most arrests using COPPS strategies b. Recognizes excellence in crime reduction using problem-oriented partnership principles c. Has been under fire for giving money to terrorist groups d. Was a model for later development of the Goldstein Awards in the U.S.
A researcher is studying the relationship between the age at which a person begins committing delinquent or criminal offenses and the number of offenses that person commits during her or his life. The independent variable is age (measured in years), and the dependent variable is offenses (measured as the total number of lifetime offenses). Based on the variables’ levels of measurement, what hypothesis-testing procedure is appropriate?
A. With a categorical independent variable and a continuous dependent variable, ANOVA is correct. B. With a continuous independent variable and a continuous dependent variable, correlation is correct. C. With a categorical independent variable and a continuous dependent variable, correlation is correct. D. With a categorical independent variable and categorical dependent variable, a t test is correct.
Under which of the following conditions is the operator of an automobile not required to bring the vehicle to a full stop and wait until authorized to proceed?
a. outside of a residential district, the operator meets a school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights stopped in a lane of traffic directly ahead b. on a divided highway, the operator of a vehicle sees a stopped school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights on the opposite side of the roadway where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway c. on a controlled access highway, an operator approaches a school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights from the rear of the school bus on the same side of the roadway d. none of the above
The most damaging criticism has been that diversion programs are involving children in the juvenile justice system who previously would have been released without official notice. This is referred to as:
a. diversion c. net widening b. discretion d. probation