When criminal proceedings are temporarily suspended and the case is referred to the probation department to determine if the defendant might make a good candidate for probation if convicted, it is called:

A) A pre-plea referral. B) Deferred judgment.
C) Plea bargaining. D) Diversion.


A

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The federal officer responsible for incident management is:

a. Secretary of Homeland Security. b. Response Team Leader. c. State Homeland Security Director. d. FEMA Director.

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______ is the most common reason victims report for why they did NOT report a crime to the police.

A. Personal or private matter
B. Prevent future violence
C. Stop the offender
D. Protect others

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Alternate forms of a gene are called:

a. chromosomes. b. DNA. c. alleles. d. RNA.

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While criminologists may adhere to the consensus, conflict, or interactionist view of crime, it is the ______ that defines crimes and their punishments

a. Mosaic Code c. moral code b. Code of Hammurabi d. written code

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