During the colonial period, most Americans lived under laws and practices transferred from ___________ and adapted to local conditions.
A. Italy
B. England
C. Germany
D. France
Answer: B
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Which of the following offenders would not be housed in a privately operated prison?
A) Inmates detained pre-trial B) State inmates C) Federal inmates D) Inmates for the U.S. Marshal's Service
Jordan shares land borders with Iraq, Syria, the Palestine territories, and Israel. One of its many notorious citizens is Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, born in Jordan in 1966 of Palestinian parentage
a. True b. False
Legislation in New Zealand established who/what as the locus for authority and expertise on matters of juvenile delinquency?
a. The family, including extended family members b. The nuclear family (father and mother) c. The juvenile court d. The local department of social services