"Crackdowns" are sudden changes in police activity designed to lower crime rates through an increase in the communicated threat or actual certainty of punishment. What does research indicate about the effectiveness of crackdowns?
a. Merely saturating an area with police deters crime.
b. Crackdowns initially deter crime, but the effect soon wears off after the high-intensity police activity ends.
c. Crackdowns are ineffective when coupled with aggressive problem-solving and community-improvement techniques.
d. Crackdowns initially do not work but later lead to a long-term decrease in crime
b
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a. murder. b. homicide. c. manslaughter. d. crime against nature.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The Supreme Court has struck down the practice of plea bargaining because it violates due process of law. 2. All criminal sanctions must be consistent with the 8th Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments. 3. Community service can never be imposed as a condition of pretrial diversion. 4. Retribution refers to an order that an offender compensate his or her victim financially.
Describe wilderness probation programs. Do you believe these programs have value, why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Why is the official report considered the backbone of the criminal prosecution process?
What will be an ideal response?