________ is the use of volunteer, self-appointed committees organized to suppress crime and punish criminals.

A. The slave patrol system
B. Vigilantism
C. Privatization
D. The blue code of silence


Answer: B

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____________ is the International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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According to the Texas Community Justice Assistance Division, the average caseload of a probation officer should not exceed how many cases?

a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. Caseload should be determined by the abilities of the individual probation officer.

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Medium probability risks may be disregarded by the security professional because the cost of protective measures often outweigh the benefits

a. True b. False

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A residential setting for adjudicated delinquents, usually those who need a period of readjustment to the community following institutional confinement, is known as ________

A) a group home B) a day-treatment center C) Outward Bound D) house arrest

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