Self-defense is recognized in how many states?

a. 50
b. 47
c. 16
d. 39


a. 50

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The _______ is an instrument that is used to record a person's psychophysiological response to questions relating to a specific crime or event

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The Enlightenment proposed which of the following ideas for correctional reform?

a. A rewriting of penal codes to increase the severity of criminal sanctions. b. A greater belief in the application of pain as a specific and general deterrent. c. The invention of the penitentiary, where prisoners could be isolated from the temptations of the outside world. d. An increase in the number of criminal laws and, as a result, a growth in the numbers and types of prisoners.

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In focusing on the ways in which social interactions create deviance, ________ declares that the reactions of other people and the subsequent effects of those reactions create deviance.

A. consensus theory B. Marxist theory C. labeling theory D. conflict theory

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_________________________ are statewide agreements through which funds are granted to local governments to develop and deliver community correctional sanctions and services

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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