What Is the Basis for Classifying an Offender as Dangerous

question 190

Multiple Choice

What is the basis for classifying an offender as dangerous according to selective incapacitation?

• A)information provided by the DNA data bank
• B)the crimes they might commit in the future
• C)the classification system developed by a parole board
• D)presentence reports provided to the judge by probation officers

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Definitions:

Shallow Slope

In the context of graphical data presentation, a line that rises slowly, indicating a gradual change or a mild gradient.

Voluntary Responses

Actions that are undertaken intentionally and with awareness, as opposed to automatic or reflexive reactions.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the idea that behaviors are influenced by their consequences.

Controlled

In psychology, referring to cognitive processes that require conscious, deliberate thought or processes that are under an individual's deliberate control.