Recent knowledge of the effectiveness of deterrence shows that social science is able to measure the effects of various punishments.

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


False

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According to Prof. Davies, the general-reasonableness construction of the Fourth Amendment was not intended by the framers of the Constitution

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Proponents of the _____________ theory argue that environmental stimulation from parents, relatives, and peer groups accounts for a child's IQ level.

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

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Gathering valid crime data, devising new research methods, and measuring crime patterns and trends fall under the ______ subarea of the criminological enterprise

a. victimology b. penology/sentencing/corrections c. theory construction d. criminal statistics/crime measurement

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In the eyes of many observers, the net effect of the Supreme Court decisions during the 1966–1975 period was to move juvenile justice away from the ideals of the

a. child savers. b. juvenile reformers. c. parens patriae. d. deterrence and retribution

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