Which of the following is false regarding diversion programs?
A. There is no court supervision of these programs.
B. Offenders are placed in diversion programs before their formal trial or conviction.
C. Pretrial diversion programs are intended to encourage community treatment participation by the offender.
D. Restitution may be part of a diversion program.
Answer: A
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Once the defendant takes the stand, he or she can be compelled to answer questions
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which type of social control includes hospitalization, rehabilitation, and processing through the criminal justice system?
a. informal b. positive c. negative d. formal
The Due Process Clause is incorporated by the ______ Amendment.
A. Ninth B. Tenth C. Fourteenth D. Eighteenth
Marginal deterrent effect:
a. is the inhibition of the desire to engage in crime among the general population through the punishment of certain offenders. b. means that certain types of offenders are better suited to some kinds of treatment programs than to other kinds of programs. c. refers to the extent to which crime rates respond to increases and decreases in the threat of sanctions. d. means that people refrain entirely from committing crime because of the perceived threat of a penalty.