Spending time in prison achieves the correctional goal of:

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


A. incapacitation

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When the reward of violence is higher than the cost, violence will be used according to the ___ theory:

a. Subculture of violence theory b. Feminist perspective c. General Resource Theory d. Exchange/Social Control Theory

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Which of the following statements regarding community-oriented policing is true?

a. It is cosmetic. b. It must involve the entire department. c. It is soft on crime. d. It is antitechnology.

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Which part of the crime picture do the UCR, self-report studies, and victimization studies tend to miss?

What will be an ideal response?

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All of the following are exceptions that may allow the government to invoke prior restraint EXCEPT the ______.

A. protection of national security B. protection of the president’s reputation C. prohibition of obscene materials D. prohibition of expression that may incite violence

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