Making the best use of expensive and limited prison space by targeting for incarceration those individuals whose incapacity will do the most to reduce crime in society is referred to as _______________.

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


selective incapacitation

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What type of economic system are Marxist and conflict theories primarily critical of?

a) Socialist b) Communist c) Fascist d) Capitalist

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The characterization that “strangers” were of more concern was made despite the fact that only about % of sexual abuse offenses against children and about % of child murders are committed by strangers.

a. 3; 6 b. 5; 10 c. 7; 14 d. 9; 18

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As a rule, cold, sleepy, hungry, or physically uncomfortable, or intoxicated people prove to be:

A. impossible to interview. B. unsatisfactory witnesses. C. somewhat satisfactory witnesses. D. highly satisfactory witnesses because of the pressure an interviewer is able to put them under.

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In __________ bargaining, the prosecutor allows the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge than the one originally filed.

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

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