In the 1970s the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in __________ that the death penalty—as it was being applied—was unconstitutional, but the __________ decision ruled the death penalty was constitutional when specific guidelines are followed
a. Furman v. Georgia / Atkins v. Virginia
b. Coker v. Georgia / Roper v. Simmons
c. Roper v. Simmons / Gregg v. Georgia
d. Furman v. Georgia / Gregg v. Georgia
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Community Engagement is the evolving strategy of policing in the United States.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In order to exhibit positive effects in combating gang crime, anti-gang programming must be specifically designed for combating gang crimes. 2. Anti-gang strategies should be considered by community leaders before an assessment of the community’s specific gang problem is made. 3. An effort to build a collaborative approach to dealing with delinquency and gangs before a serious crime event occurs is the ideal first step to combating gang problems in communities. 4. Law enforcement suppression strategies target younger gang members and groups with moderate levels of criminal activity. 5. The “Capacity Building” phase of the Comprehensive Gang Program Model occurs AFTER the “Assessment and Planning” phase.
About what percentage of people confined to jail are awaiting trial?
A. 15% B. 50% C. more than 60% D. nearly 85%
The Supreme Court’s decision in Kyllo v. United States has implications for which option?
A local police department suspects that three individuals, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, are growing marijuana on their property and selling it around town. The officers, though, do not have probable cause to obtain a warrant. As a result, the officers begin discussing some creative avenues for acquiring information about these individuals and their activities. A rookie officer who majored in Political Science in college offers three options: 1) looking through trash left outside of the suspects’ home; 2) flying over the suspects’ backyard and using standard binoculars to search for marijuana plants; and 3) using a newly developed piece of equipment that can scan the suspects’ house and detect the presence of large quantities of organic plants. Answer the following questions about these options. a. Option 1 b. Option 2 c. Option 3 d. None of the options