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1. True statements about halfway houses include which of the following? I. They provide substance abuse treatment programs. II. They are interactive with work release programs. III. They provide rehabilitative programs.
2. Victimless crimes include all of the following EXCEPT
3. All of the following were duties of seventeenth century British magistrates EXCEPT
4. Which of the following has increased in recent years?
5. A 15-year-old female is referred to juvenile court because she refuses to obey her parents. This offense is commonly known as
6. The police bureaucracy is unique among large organizations because
7. Correctional institutions maintained by federal and state governments for confining felons for long periods are called
8. Juvenile courts in the United States - as they presently exist - were first formed in the late 1800s in the state of
9. Which of the following explanations for the cause of criminality is based on biological factors?
10. In proportion to the number of arrests for a given offense - convictions are most frequent for the crime of
11. Which of the following cases protects a person from unreasonable search and seizure?
12. During the late 1900s - the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted by the United States Supreme Court to mean that
13. Which of the following probably has had the most influence on the development of criminal law in the United States?
14. During sentencing - most individuals are placed
15. Approximately what percent of criminal court cases result in plea bargaining?
16. During the last 20 years - crime rates in the United States have
17. In the United States - which of the following is NOT a common alternative to serving time in prison?
18. The United States criminal justice system is based on the idea that a person is innocent until proven guilty beyond
19. Of the following crimes - which is the most serious and carries a potential sentence in a state or federal prison?
20. Status offenses include which of the following? I. Truancy II. Running away from home III. Underage smoking IV. Incorrigibility
21. At the local - state - and federal levels of government - crimes are usually defined by
22. Which of the following statements is true about the United States prison population in the last decade?
23. Which agency was established in November 2002 to protect the U.S. from terrorism?
24. Crime is a violation of
25. 'Innocent until proven guilty' is characteristic of which of the following criminal justice system models?

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