A volunteer for the Humane Society is about to conduct a study on animal abuse. She is most likely working from:

a. Policy motivations
b. Personal motivations
c. Academic motivations
d. Both B and C


b. Personal motivations

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Which of the following statements best captures the relationship between punitive policies and sentencing length?

a. Punitive policies have an increased sentence length. b. Punitive policies have a decreased sentence length. c. Punitive policies have not had any impact on sentence length. d. Not enough data are available to determine a relationship.

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One cultural practice that poses issues with some immigrants to the United States is the law prohibiting what two acts?

a. Pornography and sexual assault b. Voyeurism and Peep-Toms c. Indecent exposure and Public lewdness d. Bigamy and Polygamy

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A person reads a study that finds police agencies in the South are more likely to have excessive force complaints filed against them. From this study, the person concludes that Southern police officers are more likely to use excessive force. This is an example of:

a. A nomothetic explanation b. An idiographic explanation c. Reductionism d. An ecological fallacy

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________ was the first person to advocate for changes in the treatment of sentenced women and children.

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

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