The literal meaning of the Latin phrase ________ is "after the fact."

A) corpus delicti
B) male in se
C) ex post facto
D) mens rea


Answer: C

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Which of the following is a criticism of house arrest with electronic monitoring?

a. It lacks structure. b. It is expensive. c. It negatively affects employment. d. It provides for net widening.

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

1. The “tough on crime” policies were pursued with malicious intent, as disproportionate reactions to school shootings, drug use, and youthful offender crime. 2. Ongoing research has delineated that adolescents and young adults are remarkably similar across most developmental areas. 3. The combination of strict punitive policies, along with the presence of school resource officers, increase the risk that the removal and arrest outcomes will continue across many schools nationwide. 4. Counterintuitively, being retained in grade level significantly decreases the risk of dropping out of high school. 5. High school dropout rates declined by half from 1967 to 2014.

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In which of the following whistle-blowing incidents was General Taguba involved?

a. the "Quantico Circuit" b. "Abu Ghraib" c. the exposure of secret prisons in the Pentagon d. Taguba was not involved in any of these events

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