In order to find someone factually guilty of a crime, the prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

a. True
b. False


false

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

1. Restitution payments may also be used to reimburse victims of violent crime for expenses related to their physical and mental health recovery. 2. The basic theory behind the use of young people in court is that youth will not respond better to prosocial peers than to adult authority figures. 3. The primary function of most teen courts is to determine a fair and appropriate disposition for a youth who has already admitted to the charge. 4. Teen courts may also require that sentenced juveniles attend classes to improve decision-making skills. 5. The notion behind reintegrative shaming is that stigmatizing an offender is productive to the reintegration process.

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Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld modified strain theory to include more specific areas of social breakdown. They call their version ___________strain theory

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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According to Merton, the cardinal American virtue was ______ and the cardinal American vice was ______.

A. money; excess B. excess; money C. ambition; deviant behavior D. deviant behavior; ambition

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As of 2012, which of the following tribe and state pairings included the largest Indian law enforcement agency, with 393 full-time officers?

a. Seminole tribe, Florida b. Cherokee tribe, Oklahoma c. Navajo tribe, Arizona d. Stillaguamish tribe, Washington

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