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1
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Name some justifications for using community based strategies instead of incarceration.

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  1. Reintegration of offenders into society. 2.Cost savings. 3. No overcrowding in prisons.
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What is a criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed to remain in the community rather than prison is called what?

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Probation

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An alternative sentencing arrangement where an offender is sentenced to prison or jail with the understanding that they may petition the court to be released on probation after a short period of time is called what?

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Shock Incarceration

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What are the three stages of probation revocation?

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  1. A preliminary hearing. 2. The revocation hearing. 3. The revocation sentencing.
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What are the three levels of home monitoring?

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  1. Curfew. 2. Home detention. 3. Home incarceration.
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As of 2011, imprisonment rates for women have grown at a ___________ rate of men.

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Twice

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A prison operates under which type of management structure for its employees?

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Hierarchical

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Who appoints a jail administrator to oversee the day-to-day operations of the facility?

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The Sheriff

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Approximately _________ of the prisons in the US are classified as maximum security?

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25%

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What are the functions of a jail?

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To detain people awaiting trial, to serve as a lockup for drunks and disorderly individuals, and to confine convicted misdemeanants serving sentences of less than one year.

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Why are jails more difficult to manage than prisons?

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They have diverse populations, which increases volatility and unpredictability. There is also a certain amount of mentally ill that don’t receive treatment.

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The release of an inmate into a community supervision program at the discretion of a parole board is called what?

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Discretionary Release

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The hearing in which the parole board determines whether to grant parole is typically called what?

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Parole Hearing

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What is the US Supreme Court case that decided that juveniles have a right to counsel when transferring to adult court?

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Kent v. United States

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The process in which low risk offenders are removed from the juvenile justice system by placing them into a community based rehabilitation program is called what?

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Pretrial diversion

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A process in which the prosecutor decides whether a juvenile offenders case will be heard in juvenile or adult court is called what?

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Prosecutorial waiver

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A report that provides the judge with relevant background material to aid in the disposition decision is called what?

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Predisposition Report

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What are the things a judge considers during a detention hearing for a juvenile?

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Whether there is probably cause, and a need to justify the continual detention of the juvenile.

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What are the different forms of residential treatment programs?

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Alcohol and drug treatment, behavioral and cognitive therapy.

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Which of the following generally houses 12-15 youths that provides counseling, educational services and treatment?

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Group Homes

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What are the different components of the definition of a youth gang?

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Gang name, recognizable symbols, geographic territory, and participation in illegal activities.

22
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What are the three struggles of Jihad?

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(1) the struggle against the evil in oneself (2) the struggle against the evil outside of oneself (3) the struggle against nonbelievers

23
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What is the lead agency in preparing for and responding to disasters?

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FEMA

24
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What is the strategy used to collect information by intelligence agencies?

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Electronic surveillance, human-source collection, open-source collection, intelligence sharing, and counterintelligence.

25
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What are the typical parole conditions of an offender?

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They must comply with the law, and report to their parole officer at certain intervals.

26
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What are the main issues with border security today?

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Unregulated ports of entry.

27
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Which crime is when consumers order and pay for items that are never delivered?

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Advance fee fraud.

28
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In 2010, nearly 300 billion spam messages were sent each year, accounting for what % of all emails?

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97%

29
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Why is the internet conducive to child pornography?

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Speed, Security, and Anonymity

30
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The illegal production and sale of material depicting sexually explicit conduct is called what?

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Obscenity

31
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(T/F) One of the many advantages of probation for the offender is that the length of the probationary period is usually considerably longer than the length of the prison term.

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False

32
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(T/F) Most of the rules of evidence that govern regular trials do not apply to revocation hearings.

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True

33
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(T/F) A curfew requires the offender to remain home at all times except for medical emergencies.

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False

34
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(T/F) In the Supreme Court Case Whitley v. Albers, the Court held that the use of force by prison officials violates an inmate’s 8th Amendment protection only if the force amounts to unnecessary and wanton affliction of pain.

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True

35
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(T/F) Most states do not have a bifurcated process in which separate disposition hearings follow the adjudicatory hearing.

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False

36
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(T/F) The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act was passed in response to the attacks on the federal building in Oklahoma City.

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True

37
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(T/F) NSA agents eavesdrop foreign conversations whatever form they may take, while at the same time working to ensure sensitive messages by the US government are not subjected to similar scrutiny.

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True

38
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(T/F) The Department of Homeland Security controls all federal efforts to combat terrorism.

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False

39
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(T/F) In order to search a suspected terrorist’s apartment and examine the contents of his/her computer, the federal law enforcement does not need a court order.

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True

40
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(T/F) Many experts believe that internet-enabled crime is going to increase dramatically in the near future.

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True

41
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Conditions of probation which are imposed on all probationers are called _______ conditions.

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Standard conditions

42
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_______ is a criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed to remain in the community rather than prison as long as he/she follows certain conditions set by the court.

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Probation

43
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The period of time a person is denied bail, or is unable to pay it, is called what?

A

Time served

44
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Prisons reserved for the worst of the worst are known as _______ prisons.

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Supermax

45
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The conditional release of an inmate before his/her sentence has expired is called _______.

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Parole

46
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A body of appointed citizens that decides whether or not a convicted offender should be granted conditional release before the end of his/her sentence is called _______.

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Parole board

47
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The first juvenile court was created in the state of _______.

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Illinois

48
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The first US Supreme Court case to extend any due process rights to children was _______ v. United States

A

In re Gault

49
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Individuals who use violence to further political goals such as the formation or destruction of a particular government are called _______.

A

Terrorists

50
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The condition of not being able recognized or having a traceable name or identity on the internet is called what?

A

Anonymity

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