Identify and discuss “evidence-based practice”

What will be an ideal response?


? The objective, balanced, and responsible use of current research and the best available data to guide policy and practice decisions
? Core elements include probation and parole officers performing assessments to identify risk factors, using these risk factors to predict which offenders are likely to reoffend, and then assigning offenders to different levels of supervision according to assessed risk.

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Field sobriety tests that can be employed to ascertain the degree of an individual's alcohol impairment normally do not include which of the following?

a. Portable, roadside breath tester b. Horizontal-gaze nystagmus c. Gas chromatography d. Walk and turn

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Perhaps the most valuable skill that gang investigators must attain is the ability to gather street-level intelligence about gang members and their criminal activities

Gang intelligence is crucial to the successful investigation of gang-related crimes. Therefore, gang investigators must be proactive in their gathering of information. Discuss what is important to investigators in an effort to be proactive.

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What are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong?

a. discretion b. ethics c. justice d. laws

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According to Goldstock, labor rackets assume three basic forms: sweetheart deal, siphoning of union funds, and ____________

a. bargaining b. walkout c. strike insurance d. competition

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