Recognizance was first used in court to recognize a formally recorded ___________to perform some act entered by a judge to permit an offender to live in the community

a. indebtedness
b. obligation
c. appreciation
d. debt


B

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Which of the following is NOT part of Finkelhor's four-part model that enunciates how a sex offense occurs between an offender and a child victim?

a. A potential offender must have some motivation to sexually abuse a child. b. Any internal inhibitions against acting on the motivation to engage in sexual assault must be overcome. c. Any external impediments to acting on the impulse to abuse must be overcome. d. A potential offender must avoid detection from law enforcement.

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Briefly explain “reasonable doubt.”

What will be an ideal response?

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Perhaps the most divisive issue that will confront correctional policy makers in the future is whether increasingly scarce resources should be devoted more to ________ or to ________.

A. deterrence; punishment B. punishment; rehabilitation C. incapacitation; deterrence D. crime control; punishment

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According to Moffitt, learning disabilities correlate highly with early onset of:

a. hyperactivity b. depression c. aggressiveness d. deviance

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