Joseph is nearing his release. He served 10 years of his 10 year sentence. The state has filed a petition to have him committed to a mental institution, where he will remain until the mental health professionals at the institution say that he is no longer a threat to the community. What is this process called?

a. criminal commitment
b. civil commitment
c. double commitment
d. habitual commitment


b

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Podular direct supervision places the custodial staff, for their entire shift, in the inmate's living area. As a result,

a. a safer environment for both inmates and staff has been created. b. verbal, but not physical assaults, by inmates against staff have increased. c. intermittent supervision is more easily achieved. d. both verbal and physical assaults by inmates against staff have increased.

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When people drink alcohol, the alcohol is absorbed into their bloodstream and is then gradually metabolized in their liver, which may be measured to determine their ‘blood alcohol’ level. This may be used as an indirect measure to validate self-reports about alcohol consumption during a certain period of time. This is an example of __________ validity

A) Criterion B) Construct C) Content D) Face

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The form of impeachment that asserts the opposite of a statement or specifically denies a statement is called ________.

A. omission B. contradiction C. adjudication D. incrimination

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Define sublimation. What happens to the attractive forces between molecules of a substance that undergo sublimation?

What will be an ideal response?

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