A writ of habeas corpus requests an examination of the legality of____________

a. conditions
b. confinement
c. length of sentence
d. sentence


B

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The Employee Polygraph Act protects employees of _______________ commerce business from most pre-employment screening and on-the-job polygraphs

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Between 1996 and 1997, this offender lived in Yosemite National Park where he worked as a handyman at several hotels. Those who knew him described him as likeable loner who never dated and was not inclined to close friendships.?

A. ?Lewis, a 28 year old Gulf War Veteran B. ?Edmund Kemper C. ?Gerald Brudos D. ?Cary Stayner

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The positive school of criminology believes that ________.

A. behavior is beyond an individual's control B. behavior is a product of individual choice C. behavior is created by sprits and gods D. behavior is a product of free will

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Which of the following statements is true about the Pennsylvania system of confinement?

A. It required that inmates be kept in solitary cells so that they could study religious writings, reflect on their misdeeds, and perform handicraft work. B. It required that inmates work and eat together in silence during the day and be returned to solitary cells for the evening. C. It had a congregate work principle that was more congruent with the system of factory production emerging in wider society than was the separate system. D. It prevailed over the New York system of confinement as a model followed by other states.

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