Ellen is a probation officer who has submitted a report to the judge that will be used in the sentencing decision of a defendant. Ellen’s report includes background information about the defendant, Ellen’s interviews with the defendant’s family and friends, and details surrounding the offense. Ellen has probably compiled a ______.
a. psychosocial assessment
b. discharge summary
c. PSI
d. PCL-R
c. PSI
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a. True b. False
Which of the following is true about rape?
a. It is rare. b. It only happens by stranger. d. It is about power. d. None of the above.
Which of the following is not accurate with respect to the data that agencies collect?
a. nonpublic agency records contain information pertinent to criminal justice research b. nonpublic records, even though significant for our understanding of criminal justice processing, are unavailable to any researcher who does not work for the specific agency c. all criminal justice agencies keep nonpublic records d. most researchers in the field of criminal justice use agency records as their source of data
Discuss the legal precedent of the case of U.S. v. Leon
What will be an ideal response?