An offense which is punishable by one year or more in a state prison is called a

a. common-law crime.
b. code offense

c. misdemeanor.
d. felony.


d

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An investigation as to whether activities are related to inputs is known as:

a. process evaluation b. impact evaluation c. needs assessment d. monitoring

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Law enforcement officers in the United States are prohibited from extracting confessions through the use of physical torture, and they are totally forbidden from collecting such through a variety of deceptive strategies, including:

a. Issuance of promises b. Threats c. Lies d. None of the above

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Trauma through vicarious victimization is likely to happen when each of the following is present except:

A. realistic threat of death. B. foreign victims. C. extraordinary carnage. D. significant media attention.

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While the goals of diversion programs may vary, they typically focus on ______

A. assisting the youth to get the treatment he/she needs B. ensuring the youth receives a relatively less severe sanction C. minimizing the youth’s involvement with the juvenile justice system D. preventing the waiver of a youth to adult court.

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