For years, decriminalizing certain offenses was a major liberal policy recommendation. That changed because

a. conservatives embraced the same policies c. decriminalization of those offenses undermined the principles of procedural justice
b. most of those offenses have been decriminalized or deemphasized d. those offenses are now recognized as detrimental to society


B

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The most important step in making sure that a plan meets the objectives that it was designed for, but is generally not done, is to:

A) operationalize it B) have a means of evaluation C) broadly define its purpose D) gather proper data

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"Modern" policing began with the formation of the London Metropolitan Police in what year?

a. 1750 b. 1809 c. 1829 d. 1845

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In the cases of Lassiter v. Department of Social Services and Santosky v. Kramer, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the child's right to be free from parental abuse

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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After reading current research on the causes of juvenile crime and noting that lack of opportunity, school failure, and parental neglect are often prominently mentioned, you have trouble reconciling what you read with what your personal experience. You think in particular of someone you went to high school with who, despite coming from a well-educated, wealthy family, being a star student and

athlete, and having very attentive parents, carried out a series of burglaries and arsons. This illustrates the ____ fallacy. a. individualistic b. ecological c. observational d. personal

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