What are some of the criticisms of a privately run prison?

What will be an ideal response?


Critics of for-profit prisons claim that these services do not provide the same quality of care and supervision or the same educational, recreational, and rehabilitative services as do public run prisons.

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Frivolous lawsuits against the police are quite common because people are trying to get revenue from the officer or department

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The three basic phases to the interview process are preparation, establishment of the psychological content, and the actual questioning

a. True b. False

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What category of victim precipitation occurs when the victim exhibits some personal characteristic that unknowingly either threatens or encourages the attacker?

A. Impulsive precipitation B. Passive precipitation C. Reflexive precipitation D. Active precipitation

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Beccaraia wrote On Crimes and Punishment. 2. Thomas Hobbes argued that people were fundamentally irrational and were unwilling to give up personal freedoms for the common good. 3. The social contract is the ideal of the greatest happiness shared by the greatest number of people. 4. Actus reus means guilty mind. 5. The purpose of general deterrence is to stop an individual from committing further crimes.

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