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| Which type of offender is least likely to be found in jail? |
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| Violent felons sentenced to jail. |
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| Jail inmates are more likely than not to be which of the following except |
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| Holdback jail inmates are held in jail because |
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| Adult prison facilities are overcrowded. |
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| Several organizations have contributed the adoption of standards for jails. Which of the following is NOT one of these institutions? |
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| National Institute of Justice. |
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| Which of the following statements does not describe the use or purpose of weekend confinement? |
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| It is available to minimum as well as maximum security offenders. |
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| All of the following statements are applicable to community work orders except: |
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| This disposition is generally imposed and completed to nullify the conviction. |
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| Which of the followign statements is NOT true regarding early jails? (not on exam 1) |
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| The original purpose of jails was to punish offenders who commit crime. |
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| The Bureau of Justice Statistics (2004) estimated that the average jail population nationwide on any given day is approximately |
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| Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to low quality jail personnel |
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| Which of the following conclusions cannot be made about the use of pretrail alternatives |
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| Pretrail aternatives are more expensive than incarceration in jail. |
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