Research on gender bias in sentencing suggests that judges do not take offenders' family circumstances into consideration when making pretrial release and sentencing decisions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Some police agencies in the U.S. developed an organizational culture that emphasizes ________ as the purpose of the police mission
A) detection of crime B) crime control C) aggressive enforcement D) rapid response E) all of the above
In S.A.R.A.'s analysis stage, which of the following is not part of the information gathered from sources?
a. Scope of the problem c. Nature of the problem b. Causes of the problem d. Assessment of the problem
What, if any, defenses does Tammy have?
Tammy is on probation for robbery. One of her probation conditions is that she stay away from known felons. At Thanksgiving dinner, Tammy's cousin, Denny, was just released from prison on a gun charge. Denny and Talit smoked some marijuana. Tammy's parole officer, in the neighborhood from her own turkey celebration, saw Talit behind the driving wheel in a car outside her mother's house. The probation officer ordered Tammy out of the car, conducted a search and learned that Denny is a felon. The next business day, the probation officer filed a petition asking the court to find Tammy in violation of her probation conditions, to revoke her suspended sentence and order her to jail for two years. What will be an ideal response?
An overview of the American system of criminal justice suggests fundamental constitutional principles, which include all of the following except ________________
a. constitutional supremacy b. administrative preemption c. federalism d. separation of powers