The 19th century British criminologist who popularized deterrence theory was __________.

A. August Comte
B. John Stuart Mill
C. Isaac Newton
D. Jeremy Bentham


Answer: D

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The possibility of wrongful convictions and executions and other problems in the application of the death penalty have led:

a. The Texas state assembly to call for the end of the use of death penalty in all states b. The United Nations to condemn all nations that utilize the death penalty c. The American Bar Association to call for a moratorium on executions d. The National Corrections Officer Association to call for a strike on any maximum security facility

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_______________ precipitation occurs when a victim unknowingly provokes a confrontation with another

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Harris v. New York held that admissions made without proper Miranda warnings being administered could be introduced into evidence to _________ a defendant who testifies at his trial

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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In community service, an offender is asked to personally "pay back" the community by:

a. having an agency pay crime victims for losses c. performing a set number of hours of unpaid work for a not-for-profit agency c. attending treatment programs to deal with problems that led to criminal involvement d. neither of the above

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