Thomas Is 18 Years Old and Was Found Guilty of Multiple

question 35

Multiple Choice

Thomas is 18 years old and was found guilty of multiple counts of burglary and dealing in stolen property. He and three of his friends went on a spree of home burglaries where they took thousands of dollars' worth of property from their victims' homes. All of Thomas's acquaintances were juveniles and thus not of age to pawn items at the pawn shop. This is why Thomas was the one who got caught pawning the stolen items in a local pawn shop. Thomas's parents also attend the sentencing hearing, and they request that Thomas be required to volunteer in the community to help clean up the city parks. This type of sanction would be considered:

• A)fines.
• B)community service.
• C)retribution.
• D)restitution.

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Definitions:

Confidence Coefficient

a measure of the reliability of an interval estimate, often expressed as a percentage indicating the frequency with which the true parameter is expected to fall within the interval.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" in statistical hypothesis testing.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistical testing that assumes no significant difference or effect exists between certain datasets or conditions.