A researcher is examining how parental incarceration impacts future offending. In this study, the independent variable is _______________ and the dependent variable is

a. parental incarceration; future offending
b. future offending; parental incarceration
c. future offending; future offending
d. parental incarceration; parental incarceration


a. parental incarceration; future offending

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a. True b. False

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Describe how police operate under the full faith and credit requirement in same-gender relationships

What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Up until the 1960s, the U.S. federal court system practiced a policy with respect to corrections; ultimately giving more power and discretion back to individual state correctional systems

a. maternal-like b. don't ask, don't tell c. get tough d. hands-off

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