In the past two decades the number of persons in prison has
a. stayed the same
b. greatly increased.
c. greatly decreased.
d. slightly increased.
b
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Ethical issues ______.
a. do not require individual decision making beyond the decision of whether one is in favor of, or opposed to, a particular social issue b. do not require most individuals to decide the issue does not mean an individual is helpless to influence public debate on a social issue c. are usually an issue of public policy d. all of these
A program that reduces the likelihood of relapse among former heroin abusers would fit under the category of:
A. primary prevention B. secondary prevention C. tertiary prevention D. All of these
Unexpected effects arise from the novel manner in which the media related to criminal justice policy. One such effect refers to the tendency for officials to treat defendants in unpublicized cases harshly if the press has been demanding such treatment for defendants in publicized cases. This is called the ________________
a. Anticipatory effect b. Echo effect c. Counterproductive effect d. Reflection effect
The range of the middle 50% of scores in a data set is the:
a.range b.variance c.interquartile range d.standard deviation