Dick and Jane were a wealthy childless couple—that is until Dick lost his position at a Fortune 500 firm. Turning to crime was the only way for them to maintain their lavish lifestyle. Recently, both were caught robbing a local bank
Neither had any prior criminal history. Dick was sentenced to five years in prison; Jane received five years probation. This is an example of _________________. a. Chivalry
b. Sentencing discrimination
c. Sentencing disparity
d. Sentencing bias
c. Sentencing disparity
You might also like to view...
Supervisory personnel can be held civilly liable when an employee commits a crime in conjunction with his or her official duties
A) True B) False
Incarceration of felony offenders for terms of one year or more occurs in a _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Secret Service has authority to investigate credit card computer fraud.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The difference between the independent source exception and the inevitable discovery exception is:
a. Under the independent source exception, the evidence introduced at trial was obtained legally whereas the evidence introduced at trial under the inevitable discovery exception was not. b. The independent source exception relies on a factual finding before the evidence is admitted whereas the inevitable discovery exception necessarily implicates a hypothetical finding before the evidence is admitted. c. The independent source exception requires third party information whereas the inevitable discovery exception relies on the idea that the police would have established probable cause for a warrant had they had more time to do so. d. Both a and b are both correct.