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Municipal police departments are responsible for operating county jails.

Assigned counsel are full-time state employees who represent indigent defendants.

Adolescent-limited offenders continue to reoffend through life.

Compare and contrast psychological and sociological theories of criminal behavior. Which approach do you consider to be a more valid explanation of the causes of crime? Support your opinion.

________ policing expands the traditional police goal of professional crime fighting to include nontraditional types of criminals.

Define dispute-resolution centers, community courts, and problem-solving courts, including an explanation of the focus of each.

________ theory focuses on the strength of the bond people share with individuals and institutions around them.

According to the Supreme Court, eliminating the insanity defense violates the U.S. Constitution.

________ appeals to federal appellate courts involve major questions of law and policy where there is considerable professional disagreement among the courts.

A federal lawsuit directed specifically at federal officials or enforcement agents is known as a Bivens Action.