Discuss the fundamental difficulties encountered when researching the effectiveness of probation and parole

What will be an ideal response?


? Studies of probation and parole supervision effectiveness do not use an experimental model
? Success rates for those released by a parole board are considerably higher than those who released under good-time provisions/mandatory release
? There is no standard to determine if a recidivism rate is high or low
? Success can be very difficult to define

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Compare and contrast the different views of administration of justice in the United States as a non-system, as a network, and as a process

What will be an ideal response

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

1. Sexual assault includes a few types of sexual offenses that involve touching or penetration of an intimate part of a person’s body without consent. 2. The sex offender will usually be required to submit to routine polygraph testing and the offender will not be made to pay for this testing. 3. The primary type of sex offender treatments fall under three categories: (1) cognitive behavioral therapy, (2) interrogation-oriented, and (3) drug administrative treatment. 4. Interrogation-oriented techniques are designed to ensure that the offender is being dishonest in their feedback that they are providing program treatment staff. 5. American culture promotes high consumption of legal and illegal drugs.

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The first known English codes were written in the seventh century by King Aethelbert and their proclamations were called?

a. codes b. dooms c. statutes d. precedents

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