Joe Was Accused of an Assault on His Neighbor George

question 86

Multiple Choice

Joe was accused of an assault on his neighbor George. Joe is convicted of assault and sentenced to probation, community service, and restitution. At the sentencing, George read a victim impact statement in which he said that he wanted Joe to make things right so that they could go back to being good neighbors.
-What philosophy best fits the sentence that Joe received?

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

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Definitions:

One-tailed

A hypothesis test where the area of interest is only on one side of the sampling distribution, indicating either a greater-than or less-than direction but not both.

Two-tailed

A type of statistical test that considers both directions of a possible effect, looking for deviations from a null hypothesis in two opposite directions.

Nondirectional

A hypothesis that does not predict the specific direction of the relationship between variables.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in research that posits there is no difference or relationship between certain variables, testing against an alternative hypothesis.