Explain how victim notification laws have improved victim assistance programs and what crimes are they often used for.

What will be an ideal response?


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State level homeland security agencies play a key role in ______________________, and ________________________ should a terrorist attack or other catastrophe occur:

a. management, prevention, and intelligence. b. prevention, mitigation, and response. c. intelligence, prevention, and response. d. mitigation, response, and intelligence.

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The manipulation of the subjects, either "supervision" or "no supervision," represents the:

a. independent variable. b. ordinal level. c. random variable. d. dependent variable.

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Which of the following is not a commonly cited factor for high incarceration rates in the United States?

a. General deterioration of morals in the family structure b. Violence in novels and comic books c. Violence on television and in the movies d. Truth-in-sentencing laws

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In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court raise the burden of proof for acts of juvenile delinquency from "preponderance of the evidence" to "beyond a reasonable doubt"?

a. Kent v. United States (1966) b. In re Gault (1967) c. In re Winship (1970) d. Breed v. Jones (1975)

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