Summarize the basics of the indeterminate sentence.
What will be an ideal response?
The legislature specifies a minimum and maximum sentence for an offense. The judge imposes a minimum and maximum sentence, and the parole board reviews the offender’s sentence and determines the actual time that the offender serves in prison. In some jurisdictions, the legislature fixes the minimum sentence and the judge sets the maximum to be served.
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a. True b. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
States are the primary locus of ____________, which is the power to make laws in furtherance of the public health, safety, welfare and morality
a. the police power b. sovereignty c. eminent domain d. parens patriae
On arrival at a family dispute, you and your partner make a stealthy approach and listen as disputants are yelling at each other inside a residence. You take a proper position and knock, but you do not get a response to your knock. You should
a. leave the premises until you get a return call. b. call your supervisor for instructions. c. continue to knock until you get a response. d. attempt to enter the house.