This is one of the oldest and best-known frauds or “cons” about a trickster who solicits help from an Englishman to help him arrange for his sister’s escape from her captors.

a. the ‘Italian performer’
b. the ‘French guard’
c. the ‘German captain’
d. the ‘Spanish prisoner’


d. the ‘Spanish prisoner’

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There are three broad categories of challenges that prisoners face when returning to the community. Into which category does regaining legal and physical custody of children fall?

a. Establishing structure and stability in a myriad of choices. b. Choosing supportive relationships. c. Connecting to social services and community agencies. d. Reading, understanding, and implementing the Second Chance Act provisions.

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A defendant who is disorderly and disobedient may be

A. handcufied. B. gagged. C. excluded from his or her trial. D. all of the above E. none of the above

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Schools can drug test student athletes according to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in:

a. New Jersey v. T.L.O. b. Goss v. Lopez c. Vernonia School District v. Acton d. Burton v. Charleston Country

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Data collected at two or more points in time are

A) Cross-sectional designs B) Inefficient designs C) Longitudinal research designs D) Event Based Designs

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