True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Rehabilitation was the primary goal in the traditional prison of the big-house
era.
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2.
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Contemporary prisoners are more
likely to come from urban areas and to have been convicted of drug offenses than prisoners in the
past.
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3.
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Racial conflict is only a
minor problem in most U.S. prisons.
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4.
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There has been a major increase in the number of African Americans sentenced to
prison in the past 30 years.
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5.
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The primary purpose of all
prisons is maintaining secure custody of offenders.
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6.
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Community corrections recognizes
that factors within the community that encourage criminal behavior can never be changed.
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7.
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States are prohibited from using
probation for more serious offenses such as robbery or assault.
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8.
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Probation works best when the
judge and the supervising officer have close contact.
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9.
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. One problem for probation officers is their heavy caseload.
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10.
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By law, the revocation of
probation cannot result in incarceration.
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11.
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The percentage of U.S. prisoners
incarcerated for drug offenses has increased significantly in the past 20 years.
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12.
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Parole is the release of an
offender from the legal custody of the state.
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13.
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Alexander Maconochie was one of the original founders of parole.
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14.
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The concept of “grace” refers to the agreement between the
government and the prisoner to abide by certain conditions of release.
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15.
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Although it has been used in the United States for more than a century, parole
remains controversial
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16.
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Forensic evidence, such as fingerprints, handwriting, and bite mark analysis
have been determined to be reliable through scientific testing
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17.
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Illegally downloading music from
the Internet is a federal crime in the United States.
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18.
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Most cyber crime is committed by
offenders located in the United States.
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19.
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Most incidents of cyber attacks against businesses are reported to law
enforcement authorities.
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20.
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According to the Supreme Court, some statutes outlawing online pornography
actually violate the right to free speech
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21.
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Most juvenile arrests are for violent crimes
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22.
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Females constitute almost
one-half of all juvenile arrests.
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23.
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The “epidemic” of youth violence in the United States occurred
simultaneously with an increase in drug arrests
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24.
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Youth gangs are not as great a problem today in American cities as they were in
the past
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25.
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Youth gangs are not as great a problem today in American cities as they were in
the past
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