The goal of community corrections is based on

a. punishing the offender as severely as possible

b. teaching the offender to resist temptation by increasing the offender's contact with the criminal world.
c. punishing the offender with the least restrictive alternative.
d. the idea that punishment is wrong.


c

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During routine nonemergency vehicle patrol activities, the police:

A) are held to the same standard of conduct as private citizens B) have limited immunity for violations of traffic laws C) are governed by the state statutes covering emergency vehicles D) are permitted to take risks that would amount to negligence if undertaken by citizens

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Reasonable suspicion may be based on an anonymous tip, so long as the police are able to corroborate certain details released by the informant

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Why did treatment and rehabilitative programs lose prominence at the end of the twentieth century in addressing crime?

What will be an ideal response?

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Spending time in prison achieves the correctional goal of ______.

A. incapacitation B. general deterrence C. restorative justice D. nonintervention

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