An Offender Is Convicted of Rape and Sentenced to 30

question 62

Multiple Choice

An offender is convicted of rape and sentenced to 30 years in prison.The judge says he would have imposed a greater sentence had the court been able if for no other reason than to remove the
Rapist from society for as long as possible.This is an example of which purpose of punishment?

• A)deterrence
• B)incapacitation
• C)restitution
• D)retribution

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Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of the difference between groups or the strength of a relationship.

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An equation or expression that straightforwardly expresses a mathematical relationship between variables or quantities.

Effect Size

Represents the magnitude of the difference between groups in a study, providing insight into the practical significance of the research findings.

Statistical Significance

A mathematical indication that the difference observed between groups or the relationship within data is unlikely to have occurred due to chance alone, typically determined by a p-value.