What is desistance? (Define the term as it is used in criminology.)

What will be an ideal response?


The reduction in crime as age increases, also known as "aging out" or "maturing out" of crime

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Societies develop language to solve the problem of communicating that transforms into a language used as the framework for culture

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A situation in which the police take someone in for questioning in a manner that is, in reality an arrest, but without the requisite probable cause (and therefore illegal) is called:

a. an augmented stop. b. a seizure incident to arrest. c. detention tantamount to arrest. d. pre-arrest detention.

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According to Bouffard and Mufti, although the process of sentencing less serious offenders to community service (CS) work has been employed in the U.S. criminal justice system for nearly four decades, relatively little research has been conducted on the _______________ of CS sanctions or effectiveness of such programs.

a. frequency b. prevalence c. severity d. All of the above

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Repeated traumatic experiences have been found to double the risk for psychiatric disorders, and this risk lasts for up to ______ after the traumas.

A. 2 years B. 3 years C. 4 years D. 5 years

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