Three-strikes laws provide lengthy prison terms, typically of 25 years or more, to a person convicted of three _________ offenses.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


felony

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_____________ departments have a separate juvenile bureau

A. Smaller B. Larger C. Specialized D. Technical

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The symbols adopted by members of the SLA were the seven-headed cobra and:

a. the hammer and scythe b. cyanide-tipped bullets c. red clinched fist d. the pipe bomb

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Identify the three variables most strongly and consistently associated with rates of crime and delinquency in urban settings according to social disorganization theory.

What will be an ideal response?

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Identify which is true regarding risk factors for criminality.

A. An individual’s risk factors tend to remain stable over time. B. Risk factors tend to cluster together, so that a person with one risk factor is likely to have others. C. Risk factors are evenly distributed across the population. D. Risk factors are those factors that decrease the probability of offending.

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