The first major correctional institution specifically for juveniles was the Walnut Street Jail

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


F

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The absence of ______ is revealed when a journalist is unable to separate his or her personal beliefs from the subject matter of the reporting.

a. objectivity b. truth c. competence d. cost

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Which of the following factors that the Court cited in Gilbert are taken into consideration when deciding whether to allow in-court identification of a suspect by a victim when the defendant was not provided with an attorney when identified by the victim during a lineup?

a. Did the witness have a clear view of the crime? b. Did the description of the person selected by the witness during the lineup match the description of the offender that the witness provided to the police? c. Did only a short period of time elapse between the crime and the identification? d. Only a and b e. All of the above

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The process by which a newly incarcerated person absorbs the customs of the prison society and learns to adapt to the environment is known as __________.

A. prisonization B. integration C. conformity D. assimilation

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Which of the following contends that adolescent girls' victimization at home causes them to become delinquent?

A) power-control theory B) social learning theory C) feminist theory of delinquency D) interactionist theory of delinquency

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