An Alternative to Imprisonment, Allowing a Person Found Guilty of an Offense

question 28

Multiple Choice

An alternative to imprisonment, allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, under conditions and with supervision is called ________.

• A) probation
• B) parole
• C) furlough
• D) pardon

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Definitions:

Processing

The series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end, especially in the context of data or material transformation.

Johnson's Rule

A scheduling rule that minimizes idle time and enhances job sequencing efficiency in a manufacturing process.

Alpha

In statistics, alpha refers to the significance level used to reject the null hypothesis, often set at 0.05 or 5% risk. In finance, it represents the excess return on an investment relative to the return of a benchmark index.

Beta

A measure of the volatility or systemic risk of a security or a portfolio compared to the market as a whole.