Describe the lease system and the reasons that it contributed to large numbers of inmate deaths. How might this have been avoided? Do you believe that it is ethical for the government to require prisoners to perform work, given that they are being kept in prisons at public expense? If so, should only certain kinds of work be assigned to inmates? Finally, given that state prisons are increasingly being run by private businesses, would it be ethical for these states to lease the work of their prisoners to private businesses as well?

What will be an ideal response?


Responses will vary

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New Jersey abolished the death penalty in __________.

A. 1963 B. 1977 C. 1998 D. 2007

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Congress has permitted federal judges who do not formally retire to move into ________ status. The judges effectively give up their seat and work part time, handling cases based on need

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Discuss the roles and perception of early US police agencies and the impact of professionalism on the perception of the police

What will be an ideal response?

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Your department discovered a local resident meeting with a suspected intelligence officer from a foreign nation operating in your city. Your department is planning a joint operation with the FBI to investigate, and it is decided that a wiretap would be appropriate. Because the resident is a U.S. citizen, the wiretap must be approved by:

a. the Supreme Court. b. the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. c. the Federal Circuit Court with jurisdiction over your city. d. no court approval is needed, as long as the FBI is officially part of the investigation.

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