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This explanation of recurring victimization focuses on qualities or characteristics of the victim.

Victim provocation occurs when a victim unintentionally makes it easier for an offender to commit a crime.

What is your stance on Drug Courts? 

Which of the following is NOT a commonly cited reason for the rise of mass incarceration in the United States?

What term did Benjamin Mendelsohn coin in the mid-1940s to describe the area of study he is known as the father of?

According to the risk principle, which of the following is the focus for a correctional intervention?

The unauthorized manufacture of any controlled substance, its distribution by sale or gift, or possession of such a substance with intent to distribute it. This is known as:

A law enforcement operation in which an undercover agent posing as a drug dealer sells a controlled substance, or an imitation of it, to a buyer and subsequently arrests the purchaser. This is known as Reverse Sting. 

Target criminogenic needs in order to reduce likelihood of recidivism. This is known as: 

List the four primary philosophies of corrections and briefly describe each approach. Which philosophy do you support the most?