Used to gradually acclimate inmates to conventional society, a(n) ________ is a community-based correctional facility that houses inmates prior to their outright release.

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


halfway house

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_______________ are self-destructive means of coping with stress, abuse and trauma that lead to anxiety, depression and substance abuse

a. Internalizing behaviors b. Externalizing behavior c. Both a and b d. None of the above

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Andrew is a 25-year-old male with a prior criminal record. He is accused of shooting and killing another a person who was attempting to kidnap his 5-year-old daughter from a playground. Which element would be considered a mitigating circumstance?

A. Andrew’s use of a gun B. Andrew’s killing of another person C. Andrew’s criminal record D. Andrew’s age

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Where the federal government is using roving border patrols at some distance from the border, any and all motor vehicle traffic is subject to being stopped and searched, regardless of probable cause or reasonable suspicion, merely by virtue of being

in a border area. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A neighbor calls the police when she overhears a domestic dispute. The officer arrives on the scene and observes an uninjured woman hitting her husband with a baseball bat. The victim insists that he does not want to press charges. The police department follows ______ in cases of intimate partner violence, so the officer arrests her anyway.

A. zero-tolerance policies B. discretionary arrest policies C. mandatory arrest policies D. hot spot policing policies

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