What is the purpose and value of having specialized problem-solving courts?

What will be an ideal response?


They address special problems or specific populations.
Focus on achieving meaningful results and shift away from just processing cases.
Can be custom-tailored and aid in the overburdened courts.

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__________ is the taking, keeping, or concealing of a child or children by a parent, other family member, or person acting on behalf of the parent or family member that deprives another individual of his or her custody or visitation rights

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Officer Alito is dressed provocatively in a neighborhood known for prostitution. A man stops and offers to pay her for sex, and she arrests him. This is a type of undercover operation known as a(n) ______.

A. vice sting B. plainclothes operation C. entrapment operation D. john sting

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Which of the following is true of a first-generation jail?

A. An officer can interact with inmates and maintain control and leadership over the pods. B. An officer cannot respond quickly to problems with inmates because of the intervening security control booth. C. An officer can observe activity in common areas or dayrooms. D. An officer cannot see what is going on in more than one or two cells at a time.

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Acid phosphatase tests for semen are used to confirm the presence of semen

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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