Why is comparing the number of crimes committed from 1 year to the next a poor indicator of police effectiveness.
What will be an ideal response?
effectiveness, for example, the number of crimes committed may vary as the population increases or decreases. Crime counts may also fluctuate from 1 year to the next because citizens report more crime or report less crime.
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a. Regular probation b. Halfway house c. Jail d. Prison
Discuss the two types of stress proposed by Selye (1956). What implications do each of these types of stress have for those who have been victimized? How does knowing about types of stress help service providers who work with those who have been victimized?
What will be an ideal response?
Explain the purpose and function of Virginia's Carroll R. Minor Reception and Diagnostic Center.
What will be an ideal response?
Delinquent children often have committed offenses that would be classified as criminal if they were adults
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false