Should victim advocates compromise on amendments to their bills? What if failure to compromise means that the bill will be killed in a committee?

What will be an ideal response?


This is a decision that must be made based on the specific issues involved. There is no general answer. Does the amendment defeat the purpose of the bill? Can you live with the amended bill?

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Which of the below is NOT considered by the authors to be a barrier to communication?

a. Language b. Dictation c. Distraction d. False assumptions

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The first halfway house in America was opened in 1845 in ______.

a. Philadelphia b. Chicago c. Boston d. New York City

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Crimes in which victims are often willing participants, such as prostitution or gambling, are known as ________.

A. crimes of opportunity B. property crimes C. victim-precipitated crimes D. victimless crimes E. violent crimes

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The unlawful misappropriation of money or other things of value by the person to whom it was entrusted (typically an employee) for his or her own use or purpose is called:

a. embezzlement b. forgery c. mala in se d. in flagranti delicti

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