According to the text, the central purpose of the early jail was __________
a. the warehousing of the surplus population of immigrants
b. detention of those sentenced by the court
c. to detain persons awaiting trial and to shelter misfits
d. to inflict short-term punishment (e.g., corporal punishment) on the offender
c
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The central figure in the establishment of the Hamas organization was Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a wheelchair-bound "cleric," whose spiritual ideology fueled current Palestinian terrorism
a. True b. False
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. One potential flaw of ILP is assuming wrongly that, if the police simply collect as much information as they can, they will at some point identify suspicious activity that will lead them to terrorist activity. 2. All agencies dedicate officers to counterterrorism. 3. It is risky to forecast the future of policing in the United States. 4. Effective leadership capabilities will not impact the future of police agencies. 5. There is an increased need for a holistic response to crime and disaster incidents.
Emile Durkheim viewed punishment as promoting _______________ through an affirmation of values, and its expression of outrage upon the commission of an offense.
a. social discord b. social solidarity c. social harmony d. social equality
People who believe that they will be caught if they commit crime are the ones most likely to be deterred from committing criminal acts. What element of deterrence does this reflect?
a. perception of punishment c. severity of punishment b. certainty of punishment d. speed of punishment