Law and Politics

The USA Patriot Act allows domestic law enforcement agencies to conduct ________.

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The benefits of a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) include:

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Fusion Centers are usually run by ________.

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Homeland security is defined in part as ________.

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Which of the following is NOT a type of domestic terrorism?

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Terrorist tactics generally include ________.

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Parens patriae translates to mean "state as parent or guardian."

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Over half of the youth in the juvenile justice system have mental health problems.

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A juvenile intake officer has broad discretion after police have apprehended a youth.

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About 85% of juvenile intakes are initiated by the police.

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The New York House of Refuge was established in the early 1900s.

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Colonial American courts said children under age 7 do not have the "ability to form guilty intent," ...

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Which of the following sanctions cannot be given by a juvenile court?

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A new type of youth gang that are school based and less organized in criminal activity are known as ________.

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Females join gangs because ________.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hybrid gangs?

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Which case determined that juveniles couldn't be tried in both juvenile and adult courts for the same offense?

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Which case established criteria for transferring juvenile offenders into adult court?

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Which of the following is NOT a situation in which the juvenile court would assume authority over a juvenile?

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The first juvenile court was established in 1899 in the state of ________.

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Probation supervisors who have smaller caseloads and place more emphasis on compliance are part of ...

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________ based intermediate sanctions are alternatives to incarceration in jail or prison, such as ...

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There are no savings by sending offenders to drug court programs rather than prison.

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The recidivism rate for inmates is lower for those who had taken college courses while in prison.

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Drug court programs are showing some success in reducing recidivism.

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