Assess the effectiveness of the different forms of corrections in the community.
What will be an ideal response?
Example should indicate that, in general, most probationers successfully complete their sentences. Some programs, such as boot camps, have been shown to be counterproductive and associated with an increase in recidivism. Others such as intensive supervised probation are not more effective than traditional probation. Overall, incarceration is associated with a higher recidivism rate than probation.
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What factor(s) do(es) the court usually take into consideration as sufficient grounds for qualification as an expert witness?
a. Experience b. Training c. Education d. All of the above
Which of the following was not a criticism of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment?
a. there have been no replications b. the areas chosen for study had the worst domestic violence rates c. officer participation in the study was poor d. it had an atypically high rate of unemployment among study participants
Slightly over half of the states have some form of no-fault divorce provisions where one of the parties simply has to allege that the marriage has broken down and that there is no hope of reconciliation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
There are as many as 200 neo-Nazi groups in the United States and although they hate many minorities, the perceive the Jewish people as their cardinal enemy
a. True b. False