Who is credited with the philosophy behind parole?

What will be an ideal response?


The superintendent who created the philosophy behind parole was an ex-British naval officer and geography professor named Alexander Maconochie.

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Which of the following is associated with strain theory?

a. Karl Marx c. Cesare Lombroso b. Jeremy Bentham d. Robert Merton

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Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have had an impact on Internet crime:

a. By providing scammers with easy access to personal information once an account is hacked into b. By providing an easy outlet for spam and virus distribution c. By actually reducing overall time, as would-be offenders now spend more time on such sites d. A and B only

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Under Texas law, child custody disputes are treated as civil matters, not criminal matters

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is the impact of good-time and earned-time credits on an inmate's anticipated parole eligibility?

A) They have no impact on parole eligibility. B) They may reduce or increase the wait time for parole eligibility. C) They can increase the length of the prison sentence, delaying parole eligibility. D) They can reduce prison sentence length, hastening parole eligibility.

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