The Use of Imprisonment or Other Means to Reduce an Offender's

question 85

True/False

The use of imprisonment or other means to reduce an offender's capability to commit future crimes is called incapacitation.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In experimental and statistical research, the variable that is being tested and measured to see if it is affected by changes in the independent variable.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

Demand Characteristics

Any aspects of a study that communicate to the participants how the experimenter wants them to behave.

Validity

The extent to which a test, measurement, or research accurately represents what it aims to measure.