One function of intake officers is to screen juvenile cases and decide whether certain juveniles deserve to be processed further by the juvenile justice system

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What effect does incarceration of street gang members have?

a. Gang members use prison time as a sabbatical from gang life. b. Gang members renounce gang membership due to deprivation. c. Street gangs are weakened by the incarceration of key leaders. d. Street gangs are better able to organize in prison gang settings.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of community policing?

A. It focuses on community development and social service rather than fighting crime. B. It allows police officers to work in smaller shifts. C. It promotes proactive problem solving. D. It offers additional protection to minorities.

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Which is NOT cited in the text as a risk for recidivism?

a. If the offender has a drug problem b. If the offender is unemployed c. If the offender has a mental illness d. If the offender is thrust into an unknown environment

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The publication of Sutherland's White Collar Crime in 1949 led very quickly to a large upsurge of research on such crime

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