The maiming or incapacitation of an individual to eliminate him or her as a threat and to deter other individuals. This serves which purpose of torture?

A. punishment
B. discrimination
C. coercion and deterrence
D. confessions and intelligence


C. coercion and deterrence

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All of the following crimes were virtually unheard of 25 years ago except:

a. trolling. b. online grooming. c. revenge porn. d. car accidents.

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In 1825, the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism created the ________, the first juvenile reformatory in America

A) Massachusetts Home for Wayward Youth B) Pennsylvania Children's Aid Society C) New York House of Refuge D) Boston House of Reformation

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

1. Motivation generally refers to the set of processes that arouse, direct, and maintain human behavior toward attaining some goal. 2. Leaders are more efficiency-driven and focus on mastering routine activities, while managers are driven by vision and judgment. 3. A manager operates on the physical resources of the organization. 4. Police leaders striving to empower their employees will find guidance from the situational leadership model. 5. Trust and accountability are balanced properly in the selling phase of the situational leadership model.

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During the '60s, anti-war, civil rights, and women's rights groups came together to form

a. "The Movement" c. "The Development" b. "The Masses" d. "The New Wave Culture"

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