Discuss the substance abuse issues/treatment options for probation and parole officers/offenders

What will be an ideal response?


• Single most frequently encountered problem across probation and parole population
• Substance abuse increases obstacles for offenders returning to communities
• Substance abuse can be treated with or without drugs
• Some treatment programs use behavior modification / aversive stimuli

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Which group in New York City found that the most salient forms of police corruption included groups of officers protecting and assisting drug traffickers for often sizeable profits?

a. Warren Commission b. Mollen Commission c. Jeffers Commission d. President’s Commission

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The part of our personality that demands, directs, orders, and seeks compliance is known as the __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following basic types of organized crime refers to crime by guerilla and terrorist groups and various militant social move¬ments that use violence, such as the Ku Klux Klan?

a. Political-social b. Mercenary (predatory) c. In-group-oriented d. Syndicate

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Which of the following statement is true about preliminary hearings?

A. The prosecutor presents all of the evidence. B. The judge presides over the hearings. C. The defense presents all its evidence. D. The grand jury presides over the hearings.

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