What is truth in sentencing? Are there any problems with this policy? Explain.

What will be an ideal response?


A strong answer will discuss the following:

Truth in sentencing laws provide that offenders must serve at least 85 percent of their prison sentences. This resulted in longer prison sentences and the accumulation of inmates in prison, thus causing overcrowding. Furthermore, because of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, states are given a financial incentive to build more prisons and punish more offenders. This establishes a carceral ideology and punishment.

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The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in Graham v. Florida that any sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for an offender convicted of a nonfatal crime committed

as a juvenile was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. a. True b. Fals

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______ rejects second-wave feminism as being outdated.

A. Next generation feminism B. Contemporary feminism C. Third-wave feminism D. Liberation feminism

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Evidentiary matter that can be used for comparison purposes is known as

a. samples. b. standards. c. units. d. elements.

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_________________ fraud is a major problem and can be committed by the health care provider, patient, or both, which makes investigating difficult

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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