Explain the origins of corrections in the community.

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Answer should indicate that the first community corrections in America was probation in the mid-1880s. John Augustus became the first probation officer when he posted bail for a man accused of drunkenness. He supervised the man for 3 weeks and then convinced the judge that the man was reformed. In the mid-1800s, Augustus supervised more than 1,800 individuals, mainly those accused of vice crimes. Over time, Augustus recruited volunteer probation officers to assist.

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Post-Terry v. Ohio (1968) cases authorized stops and frisk under the vagrancy laws

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Kant criticized the___________, for example, as lacking a moral principle

A. Golden Rule. B. Magna Carta. C. Bible. D. Code of Hammurabi. E. None of the above.

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a. True b. False

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