You are a juvenile judge in Nevada who has many different options open to you: work release, boot camps, and shock incarceration. Do you think one of these is more effective for young offenders than the other two? Why? Will your decisions depend on the type of offense committed? How?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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a. politics. b. incompetence. c. minorities. d. inefficiency.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The element of asportation is essential for the crime of robbery to be complete. 2. The corpus delicti of robbery may be proven entirely by circumstantial evidence. 3. If a victim is bound and gagged in another room, it is still considered “immediate presence” for purposes of robbery. 4. In robbery, the amount and value of the property taken is immaterial. 5. The “Badger Game” is an example of a type of extortion.

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The ________ was the command center of several Republican terrorist organizations, including the Irish Republican Army, the Official Irish Republican Army, and the Provisional Irish Republican Army

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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