Although risk and need assessment is ideally objective, human bias often comes into play. You are a judge who went to West Point and has respect for veterans. When a case comes before you of a drug-addicted offender with PTSD, your sympathies are with the defendant, although he could be a risk to society. What can be done to assure that your risk and need assessment are fair and just?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
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There are several justifications offered to justify public attorneys’ defense of criminal defendants. Several of these are listed in Table 7.1 of your textbook. Which do you find most persuasive and why?
What will be an ideal response?
A direct assault on a barricaded person is generally considered the best approach.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The method of sampling in which sample elements are selected separately from population strata identified in advance by the researcher is
A) Simple random sampling B) Systematic random sampling C) Stratified random sampling D) Convenience random sampling
______ provide for juveniles who are orphans or whose parents cannot care for them to be placed with families who provide the attention, guidance, and care they did not receive at home
a. Group homes b. Foster care programs c. Family group homes d. Rural programs