Briefly describe the main components of a true experiment to determine if proactive policing reduces crime.

What will be an ideal response?


Police shifts would be randomly assigned to be either reactive or program. Crime rates would be compared 6 months after random assignment in order to see if proactive policing reduced crime.
Learning Objective12-7. Understand why a true experimental design is the strongest method for conducting impact evaluations.

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Gilligan argues that in their moral decision making, women focus on ______ and on feelings of empathy and compassion, and women are situationally oriented.

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 replaced all prior federal laws regulating illegal drugs including the Harrison Tax Act of 1914 and the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. 2. Ronald Reagan's administration was characterized by its laissez-faire approach to drug law enforcement. 3. Only liberal sentencing reformers argued that the indeterminate sentencing process often violated a defendant's rights to due process and equal protection because of its arbitrary nature. 4. The 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act prescribed the death penalty for drug traffickers or any person who caused another's death while committing a drug felony. 5. Prosecutors are unable to bypass mandatory minimum sentencing, as they cannot manipulate charges against an offender.

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Describe the merits of public defenders.

What will be an ideal response?

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Jones's trial in the California Superior Court for the same offense for which he was tried in the juvenile court violated the policy of the _____________ clause, even if he never faced the risk of more than one punishment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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