In psychosocial assessment, risk principle refers to ______.
a. the overall rating of public safety as a function of the proportion of the population incarcerated
b. an offender’s probability of reoffending
c. a counselor’s formal and informal assessment of the level of risk an offender poses to the institution
d. the developmental stage that an offender finds him- or herself in.
b. an offender’s probability of reoffending
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a. Doing time c. Gleaning b. Jailing d. Becoming an organized criminal
In the 2002 General Social Survey, ______% of blacks favored the death penalty.
a. 24.3 b. 42.1 c. 69.8 d. 74.3
Which of the following factors can contribute to abnormal observations at a fire scene?
a. Winds or drafts b. Secondary fires due to collapsing floors or roof c. Stairways or elevator shafts d. All of the above
Academic tracking refers to:
a. school monitoring student performance to identify students that need help b. recording where students end up five years after graduation c. dividing students into groups according to ability and achievement level d. identifying patterns of delinquency and victimization inside schools