Although massive increases in arrests may reduce violence in the short run, they may also increase crime in the long run.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA. became law in 1996 in an attempt to reduce frivolous lawsuits by prisoners. Which of the following most accurately reflects the results of current research regarding the PLRA?

a. The PLRA has succeeded in both reducing the volume of prisoner litigation and in encouraging the filing of only the more meritorious cases. b. The PLRA has not succeeded in either reducing the volume of prisoner litigation or in encouraging the filing of only the more meritorious cases. c. The PLRA has succeeded in reducing the volume of prisoner litigation but not in encouraging the filing of only the more meritorious cases. d. The PLRA has succeeded filing of only the more meritorious cases, but not in reducing the volume of prisoner litigation.

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What type of the below agencies experience issues with animosity between organizations, lack of cooperation between public and private agencies, and blurred jurisdiction lines which causes problems when confronting cybercrimes.

a. Criminal justice b. Education c. Corporations d. None of these answers are correct

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America faces terrorist acts by those in the right- and left-wing terrorist groups.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What is the name given to speech which injures the character or reputation of another by written communication?

a. slander b. libel c. extortion d. false publication

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