Since the mid-1970s public opinion and public policy on punishment have reflected increasing support for:

a. Rehabilitation
b. Treatment
c. Punitiveness
d. Community-oriented corrections


c. Punitiveness

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For which classification of inmates does research see a strong predictor of mental health issues, substance abuse, sexual victimization, drug use, and poverty?

A. women B. men C. LGBTQ D. minorities

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Policing policy in domestic violence cases is an example of an:

a. Ethical issue resulting from policing policies b. Ethical problem in information sharing c. Ethical problem dealing with human rights issues in the criminal justice system d. Ethical issue in the media reporting of crime

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In Marvin Wolfgang's Philadelphia cohort study, those who were more likely to become involved in chronic delinquency:

a. were raised in two-parent households b. had few disciplinary actions compared to nonoffenders c. had diagnosed learning disabilities d. left school without a diploma

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A result of the victims' rights movement has been an ongoing call for the use of victim impact statements before the ________ of convicted offenders

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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