Under mandatory minimum sentences, the sentencing judge may impose a sentence of probation, assess a fine, or suspend the prison sentence as long as a reason is given

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Kirkham (2013) found which of the following to be true of Youth Services International?

a. Turnover of staff was low. b. Staff overreported the number of fights and assaults. c. Food was prepared correctly and in a sanitary manner. d. Turnover of staff was high.

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Until 1967, SCOTUS defined searches mainly according to property law. According to the _______________, to qualify as a search, officers had to physically invade a "constitutionally protected area."

a. constitutionality doctrine b. privacy doctrine c. trespass doctrine d. reasonable expectation of privacy doctrine

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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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