In his 1775 census of correctional facilities in England and Wales, John Howard found that the most common types of prisoners were ______.

a. religious protestors
b. debtors
c. felons
d. petty offenders


b. debtors

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A security perimeter must be ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The only other court or legislative body that can overrule a Supreme Court decision is:

a. another federal court having original jurisdiction. b. Congress, with a three-fourths vote in the House and a two-thirds vote in the Senate. c. no other body may overrule the U.S. Supreme Court. d. the lower court to which the case was remanded.

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The Kansas City, Missouri, police department’s study of patrol effectiveness convinced criminologists that:?

a. The mere presence of patrol officers on the street did not have a deterrent effect.
b. Doubling the amount of patrol officers on the street had a deterrent effect.
c. The mere presence of patrol officers on the street had a deterrent effect, but only in high-crime neighborhoods.
d. Decreasing the amount of patrol officers on the street increased crime.

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The expansion of school anti-violence policies across school districts nationwide has created an environment of social control that is more ______ in efforts to maintain safety.

A. familial B. institutionalized C. prison-like D. treatment-oriented

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