Operation Weed and Seed is based on social structure theory as a prevention strategy

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created by the:

a. Homeland Security Act of 2002. b. USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. c. Bioterrorism Act of 2002. d. Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act of 2006. e. all of the above.

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A consecutive sentence involves ______.

a. a range of years to be determined by the convict’s behavior b. a fixed number of years that must be served c. all separate sentences being served at the same time d. all separate sentences being served sequentially

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Gang members ranging from 8 to 55 years of age have been detected throughout the United States. 2. Legislative attempts to solve crime problems by passing tougher laws, such as mandatory sentencing laws (e.g., for drug crimes) and “three strikes” laws (after the third offense, they “throw away the key”), have resulted in desirable outcomes. 3. Gang crimes units and specialists have emerged in most large urban, and some medium-sized city, police departments. 4. Although giving juveniles the benefit of the doubt in early encounters with the police and courts may be well intentioned, in the case of violent offenders at least, it is also dangerous to others. 5. Although the proportion of juveniles who commit violent crimes is relatively small, this group commits a small number of offenses.

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What are the only two sex offenses originally recognized by criminal law?

a. rape and sodomy b. rape and frotteurism c. rape and oral sex d. rape and statutory rape

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