In her study of staff members supervising a cottage of boys in a juvenile training facility, what did Inderbitzin (2006) find regarding the different role correctional officers take when supervising children?

A. That their role does not change from the type of role they take on in adult facilities.
B. That they serve as their adolescent inmates’ guardians, keepers, counselors, and role models.
C. That the staff members who were most effective were those who took on a hack role.
D. That staff members disliked working with these juveniles in the study.


B. That they serve as their adolescent inmates’ guardians, keepers, counselors, and role models.

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a. knowing who is, and who is not, an ethical investigator b. the acknowledgement of the existence of unethical conduct c. the result of job specific ethical training d. the result of supervisor/leadership behavior modification

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Gene develops a scheme to gain money from vending machines. Each time he passes a vending machine, Gene stuffs a tissue out of sight up the coin return tube. Once a day he returns to each of the machines and removes the hidden tissue

A day's worth of returned change then falls into his hands. He collects about $30 per day from his vending machine route. So far the little scheme has produced $255. Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning this situation? A) Gene has committed no offense because the change does not belong to the owner of the machines and the real owners of the change have abandoned any claim to it. B) Gene has committed burglary because the vending machine meets the statutory definition of a "building." C) Gene has committed criminal trespass because everyone knows you are not supposed to stuff things into coin-operated machines. D) Gene has committed burglary of a coin-operated machine because he has entered the machines with intent to obtain property, i.e., the change.

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In what is called a _____, some mass murderers begin killing in one location, then move to another to continue killing

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In a pro se defense:

a. the defendant defends himself or herself. b. the defendant is represented by one attorney only. c. the defendant is provided an attorney free of charge. d. the defendant is not able to stand trial.

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