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

1. A total of 47 states elect their prosecutors.
2. Assigned counsel is a salaried lawyer paid by the government who works full time to provide legal defense to the indigent defenders.
3. Germany has mandatory prosecution.
4. The due process model focuses on the premise that the repression of crime is one of the most important functions of government
5. Charge bargaining refers to defendants pleading guilty to some of the charges and others are in return dropped.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False

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

1. The only goal of punishment is deterrence. 2. The death penalty is imposed on both homicide cases and rape cases. 3. In the last decade, the United States has experienced a shift from determinate sentencing to indeterminate sentencing. 4. Sentencing guidelines provide for a presumptive sentence that reflects the gravity of the offense and offender history.

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Which institutions are separated from their outside environments, and unaffected by those environments, to some extent?

A. Closed B. Total C. Discreet D. Full

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The ______ were fortress-like and utilized punitive environments, corporal punishments, and solitary confinement to control youths.

A. almhouses B. Houses of Refuge C. penitentiaries D. reform schools

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Part of the psychological explanation for drug abuse has been a presumed __________, a psychological vulnerability resulting from problematic family relationships, inappropriate reinforcement, the lack of healthy role models, contradictory parental expectations, and/or an absence of love and respect

a. defeatist personality b. ego deficiency c. rebellious personality d. addictive personality

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