What is the ideal outcome for most advocates of incarceration alternatives?
A. generate as much revenue as possible for local government
B. reserve jails and prisons for the most dangerous criminals
C. reduce the number of senior citizens in jails and prisons
D. release mentally ill people back into the community
B. reserve jails and prisons for the most dangerous criminals
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Which term refers to the repression of criminal conduct?
A. due process B. crime control C. criminal defenses D. due process of law
The belief that an inherited condition in which there is an imbalance in some brain chemistries was a key factor in the development of:
C b. peyote c. mescaline d. hydrocodone
Which of the following statements about specific deterrence is false?
a. Kids who are placed in a juvenile justice facility are just as likely to become adult criminals as those treated with greater leniency. b. The association between punishment and desistance is logical, and there is plenty of evidence that punitive measures alone deter future delinquency. c. A history of prior arrests, convictions, and punishments has proven to be the best predictor of re-arrest among young offenders released from correctional institutions. d. Punishment strategies may stigmatize kids and help lock offenders into a delinquent career.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Cyberterrorism can be either domestic or international in origin. 2. According to the U.S. State Department, Syria is the most active state sponsor of terrorism today. 3. Narcoterrorism uses the Internet and the World Wide Web to plan and carry out terrorist attacks. 4. In the building process for international terrorist organizations, poverty, political corruption, and religious conflict are examples of underlying conditions that lead to terrorism.