All states offer prisoners the opportunity to reduce their sentence by doing "good time"-that is, behaving well.

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


False

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Research overwhelmingly suggests that marijuana is a major cause of violent crime

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The primary purpose of the _______________ is to provide the court with the necessary information from which a sentencing decision can be derived. Likewise, it tends to serve as a basic foundation for supervision and treatment planning throughout the future of the offender’s sentence.

a. Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) b. Belmont Report c. Crimestat Annual Report d. Global Report on Crime and Justice

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A professor’s research assistant has a penchant for cutting corners. Due to the rather complex nature of the ANOVA test, the professor has asked the assistant to perform, he has opted, instead, to simply run a series of t tests. Why might this be a bad decision for our assistant?

A. The between-group variance will decrease as the t tests are performed, making it seem as though a relation exists when none, in fact, does. B. The familywise error rate will increase, making the work fraught with unacceptably high levels of error. C. The levels of Type II error will increase rapidly, making the analyses meaningless. D. The within-group variance will decrease to such low levels the validity of the work will come into question.

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Medium-security training schools usually are designed as________ or cottages

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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