A massive review of the research on the deterrent effect of the death penalty, sponsored by the National Academy of Science, concluded that ______.
a. the death penalty is an effective deterrent to murder
b. the death penalty is not an effective deterrent to murder
c. the deterrent effect is impacted by a number of variables
d. the research is not informative enough to draw a conclusion
d. the research is not informative enough to draw a conclusion
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Sources of information in an investigation include all but which of the following?
A) the investigator's intuition B) records and informants C) victims and witnesses D) physical evidence E) All of the above are sources of information.
What is the name for the measure of a drug's relative safety for use, computed by the ratio of the lethal dose for 50 percent of the population over the effective dose?
a. ratio dose b. therapeutic index: c. toxicity index d. lethal dose index
Stated goals are official statements of what an organization says and what it wants various publics to believe are its objectives. Which statement below best identifies the relationship between stated goals and real goals?
a. Generally speaking, stated goals that top management express are almost always real. b. If you want to know what a police department's real, unstated goals are, closely observe what members of the organization actually do. c. There is rarely conflict in stated and real goals because police organizations are adept to respond to a vast array of constituencies. d. Real goals usually are also stated, but rarely provide more guidance.
A ________ issue is an identified problem, offender characteristic, or pattern of conduct that requires intervention to overcome or change.
A. surveillance B. needs C. risk D. supervision