According to your text, why are some jurisdictions turning to private community corrections services?

A. They are more punitive than traditional community corrections
B. Private companies can attract higher skilled probation officers
C. Budget shortages and larger caseloads have forced officials to seek alternatives
D. The research indicates that probationers supervised by private companies are less likely to recidivate


C. Budget shortages and larger caseloads have forced officials to seek alternatives

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Which example supports the conclusion that the juvenile justice system is theoretically different from the adult criminal justice system?

a. After witnessing his 8-year-old neighbor stealing a Hershey bar from the convenience store, Officer Green reprimanded the child and brought him home to his mother. Later that week, Officer Green arrested a 36-year-old woman for shoplifting at the same store. b. Tara was recently placed in a residential treatment facility in New York following a suicide attempt at her high school. Tara’s twin brother Lucas is in a Virginia residential treatment facility for behavioral problems. c. Jack Brown and Joe Green are both police officers; however, Officer Brown is a juvenile officer, while Office Green has received special training as an adult officer. d. Adam hit his classmates at age 5, stole at age 8, set fires at age 12, and was incarcerated for aggravated assault at age 26.

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A conceptual model of ________ provides integrated medical, psychiatric, psychological, and chemical dependency service delivery

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Historically, sentencing circles were found in U.S. native and Canadian aboriginal cultures

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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From 1972 to 1974, the RB entered a new phase of expanding to the adjacent areas of Turin and Genoa while experimenting in _________ and _______. During this same time frame, Italian security forces were able to capture Renato Curcio after a gun battle in which his wife, Margherita Cagol, was killed

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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