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

1. A Bureau of Justice Statistics report (Mumola, 2000) showed that 48% of
imprisoned parents were never married, and 28% of those who were ever married were
divorced or separated.
2. Parole success in all states is defined as a completed crime-free/technical
violation–free period of parole.
3. Some of the individuals living in halfway houses have never been to prison.
4. Halfway houses are more likely to be run by faith-based or nonprofit organizations
than formal correctional personnel.
5. Halfway houses may also serve as an intermediate sanction for offenders not sent
to prison but needing greater supervision than straight probation or parole.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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

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Copycat crime is the spectacle of performing acts of crime and deviance in order to record, share, and upload them to the Internet

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Laura just got a new laptop but was unaware that it didn't come loaded with Microsoft Office. Her boyfriend gives her access to his employee homepage and suggests that she use one of the licenses from his office because sometimes he does work at home. What crime has Laura committed?

A. Identity theft B. Software piracy C. Copyright infringement D. Internet fraud

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______ thesis suggests that self-control is not an unlimited resource. Criminal conduct thus might be expected to increase in situations where people must repeatedly exercise self-control (e.g., when under strain).

A. Desistence B. Depletion C. Decreasing D. Limited

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