When the judge sentences an offender to a specific amount of time in jail, followed by a period of probation, this is known as ______.

A. a suspended sentence
B. shock incarceration
C. intermittent incarceration
D. a split sentence


Answer: D

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Right-wing extremists b. Left-wing and single issue c. International d. Transnational

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In general, the ____________ are crime victims that are more likely tobe victims of property crime, face offenders who are armed with guns, be victimized by strangers and be victimized in or near their homes during daylight hours

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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During the half-century period in which Edgar Hoover was its director, the F.B.I.:

a. accorded the highest priority to white collar crime b. was concerned mainly with less publicly visible forms of crime c. accorded rather little attention to white collar crime d. was quite unaware of corrupt and improper dealings of various politicians and businessmen

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