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

1. Drug courts are explicitly nonadversarial.
2. Mounting evidence suggests that drug courts reduce offender recidivism and prevent drug relapse.
3. There is relatively little research evaluating domestic violence courts.
4. Domestic violence courts became so popular that they spread to other nations including Canada, the
United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Australia.
5. The focus of domestic violence courts differs significantly from that of other problem-solving courts.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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A. Vicarious Liability Standard. B. Shocks the Conscience Standard. C. Similarly Situated Officer Standard. D. Malice Standard.

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about the findings from Lundahl, Nimer, and Parsons's meta-analysis of the effectiveness of parent training programs in preventing child abuse?

A. Parent training programs lead to an increase in child abuse. B. Programs with training at the home and office had a greater impact than programs with training limited to a single site. C. Programs with home visitors were less effective than programs without home visitors. D. There is no statistical relationship between parent training programs and child abuse.

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a. True b. False

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a. a combination of all three: face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, and self-administered forms. b. self-administered forms. c. face-to-face interviews. d. telephone surveys.

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