The use of diversion and prevention programs as a means to bring more juveniles under court control instead of as an alternative to formal processing is referred to as ________.

A. net widening
B. corralling
C. community corrections
D. enhancing
E. institutionalization


Answer: A

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__________ psychology focuses on the diagnosis and classification of offenders and on offender rehabilitation

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following statements about modern law enforcement represents the legacy of August Vollmer’s contributions to American policing?

A. In 1994, the United States ratified the “United Nations Convention Against Torture,” which requires all parties to pass laws forbidding the use of torture. B. Today, only 10% of police departments in the United States require that their officers obtain 2- or 4-year degrees. C. In 2008, a NYPD whistleblower secretly recorded his superiors pushing officers to arrest more individuals to meet quotas rather than acting as “social workers” to address problems before crimes were committed. D. In 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ended the “National Commission on Forensic Science,” which was tasked with improving the accuracy of forensic science.

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The one-shot case design falls under which of the following design categories?

a. true experiment b. quasi-experimental c. natural experiment d. pre-experimental

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In many ways, American started out as a penal colony

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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