If more criminals are sent to prison, the crime rate should go down. This is referred to as the _____ effect.

A. incarceration
B. prison
C. incapacitation
D. recidivism


Answer: C

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a. Power-threat hypothesis. b. Axis-Nexis development. c. Reformative theory. d. Social reality of crime.

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Deoxyribonucleic acid is otherwise known as ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The rule used in collecting data for the UCR that states that only the most serious crime in any one criminal event will be counted is called ________.

A. the common sense rule B. the index of offenses rule C. the seriousness rule D. the most serious consequences rule E. the hierarchy rule

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The essential ingredient which must be present for a statement to be involuntary is _____

a. pain b. police physical brutality c. police coerciveness in some form d. suspect's physical or mental impairment

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