A judge who imposes a strict sentence upon a criminal in hopes that other criminals who hear about it will choose not to commit a similar crime has exercised what type of deterrence?

A) specific B) direct C) general D) just deserts


C

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According to Chapter 10, what researcher(s) provided a historical perspective of prison-based substance abuse treatment programs in California?

A) Prendergast B) Wexler C) Donovan D) Prendergast and Wexler C) Wexler and Donovan

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Texas was the first state to initiate the first victim compensation program in the United States

a. True b. False

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In the early 1980s, about 300–500 Moro fundamentalists arrived in Mumbai, India, en route to fight with the mujahidin fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan

a. True b. False

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A former commissioner of police who went on to become president of the United States was ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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