The workload of the lower courts is divided into each of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. felony criminal cases
B. nonfelony criminal cases
C. civil cases
D. appeals


D. appeals

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Photographs should be taken:

a. before officers leave the scene. b. only after the investigators complete a crime scene sketch. c. before tending to emergencies, to show the "true" scene as officers found it. d. before anything is disturbed.

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Research cited by Dodge and Pettit (2003) indicates that children who were peer rejected for at least two years by the time they reached 2nd grade had a ___ chance of displaying antisocial behavior in adolescence

a) 34 percent b) 28 percent c) 15 percent d) 50 percent

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Countries concerned with controlling the flow of information and goods online would be most concerned with which of the following aspects of the Internet?

a. anonymity/identity b. time and space c. asymmetries of cyberspace d. lack of barriers to entry

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

1.Strategies used to punish juveniles vary across jurisdictions and communities. 2.Research suggests that detention can decrease recidivism and prevent youth from further involvement in the criminal justice system. 3.Research shows that there is little difference between male and female corrections officers. 4.Female inmates often develop familial relationships with other prisoners as a coping mechanism. 5.Sex offenders tend to receive short prison sentences.

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