In 1962, the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association published an article in which this term was first coined and which provided a means to publicize the problem.

a. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
b. victim empowerment
c. cycle of violence
d. battered-child syndrome


d. battered-child syndrome

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Which of the following is not one of the ways that the use of police discretion is regulated?

a. judicial rule-making b. legislative regulation c. internal codes and regulations d. police promotions

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According to the Fourth Amendment, a search warrant must:

A. be transferable among bordering states if a suspected criminal is out of jurisdiction. B. be used for searches and seizures within five days of issuing. C. describe with particularity the place to be searched and the things to be seized. D. have a clause to apply probable cause retroactively.

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Briefly describe the four elements that constitute social disorganization, according to Sampson & Groves

What will be an ideal response?

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Bullets and their cartridges are named by:

a. caliber. b. length. c. caliber and length. d. neither caliber nor length.

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