Dr. Jerome Miller, head of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, replaced the reform schools with community-based services. What were the principles that he described and implemented in the course of establishing community-based corrections?

What will be an ideal response?


The answer should include the following points:


  • reforming the “deep end” first

  • ensuring that the funds follow the youth to the community

  • staying partially connected to the youth

  • developing a diverse set of alternative responses to youths’ behavior

  • seizing the moment

  • building broad coalitions

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a. true b. false

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Which agency in the Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for coordinating and developing nationwide programs for responding to organized crime?

A) ?Office of the Attorney General B) ?the U.S. Attorney in each judicial district C) ?the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section (OCRS) D) ?FBI

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The Crime _____________ Rights Act establishes statutory rights for victims of federal crimes and gives them the necessary legal authority to assert those rights in federal court. The act grants the following rights to victims of federal crimes

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following drugs became the drug of Hollywood, Wall Street, and rock and roll?

a. cocaine b. marijuana c. LSD d. opium

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