Why do sex offenders present such a difficult challenge for management in both community and institutional settings?

What will be an ideal response?


• One reason is that not all sex offenders share similar characteristics, and therefore the most effective management and treatment come from creating a program that relates to the individual characteristics of the offender. Sex offenders are also a difficult group to rehabilitate, though the recidivism rates generally attributed to sex offenders are not as high as many people think.

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The cruel and unusual test proposed by Justice Warren maintained that punishments may be declared unconstitutional if the punishment:

a. is disproportionate to the offense. b. is comparable to a form of torture. c. offends the values of contemporary society. d. inflicts physical or psychological pain. e. all of the above.

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Torture is not allowed as a punishment in the United States, as it has been deemed ____________ by the Supreme Court

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice awarded a grant to the RAND Corporation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal investigations by police agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below

identify a major recommendation of this study? A) Less serious crimes, such as drug violations, gambling, and prostitution, are major causes of serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. B) Patrol officers should be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations, providing greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while eliminating redundancy. C) There should be less emphasis on increased forensic resources for processing latent fingerprints and more emphasis on intelligence gathering. D) Crimes that require special investigative abilities should be handled by patrol officers and thus agencies should eliminate specialized investigators.

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Informal discovery occurs frequently because it often facilitates a prompt resolution of a dispute without the need for trial

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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