What are the differences between definite and indefinite sentencing?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Definite sentences state specifically what the sentence will be. Indefinite sentences establish a range of
sentencing terms, from lenient to harsh.

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Hydrocarbon accelerants can be detected by:

a. A portable detector (sniffer). b. Trained dogs. c. Most people. d. a and b

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Which of the following is not a common critique of self-reports?

a. They tend to focus on minor and trivial offenses. b. Self-report respondents often fib. c. They rely too heavily on only reported arrests. d. They tend to ignore white-collar crime.

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An employee at an amusement park is intoxicated and improperly assembles a mobile amusement ride. A person later uses the amusement ride and dies in an accident. The employee who assembled the ride can be charged with

a. manslaughter. b. murder. c. intoxication manslaughter. d. assembling or operating an amusement ride while intoxicated.

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In his book, Anthony Platt documented the creation of the delinquency concept and the role played by wealthy individuals known as ____________ in forming the philosophy of the juvenile courts

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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