Intent to commit a criminal act as defined in a statute is known as
a. general intent
b. personal intent.
c. blameless intent.
d. negligent intent.
a
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a. It is more expensive to supervise offenders in the community than it is to incarcerate them in jail or prison. b. Probation and parole are generally not experienced as punitive sanctions. c. Research shows that community sanctions have little impact on rates of reoffending. d. Probation and parole are more conducive to treatment strategies than incarceration is.
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