Which of the following is not a factor considered in the decision to grant bail?
A. If the person is a flight risk
B. The person’s previous criminal record
C. The desire to punish the offender
D. The person’s ties to the community
C. The desire to punish the offender
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The precursor to the American hearsay rule originated in the 1600s immediately following the
a. Sir Walter James b. Sir William Wallace c. Sir Edward Smyth d. Sir Walter Raleigh
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Inmates did not suffer in the first prison systems. 2. The term correctional institutions was originally applied only to prisons. 3. The Walnut Street Jail was a part of the Pennsylvania prison system. 4. Auburn was a part of the Pennsylvania prison system. 5. The stated purpose of solitary confinement was to achieve reform or rehabilitation.
Which of the following is NOT a barrier to ordering restitution?
a. Many offenders do not have the money to pay it b. Hard to put a “price” on sentimental items c. Determining the appropriate amount is difficult d. Has to be linked to something tangible
Norms or social mores are consistent from group to group within a single society.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)