What factors influence sentencing?

What will be an ideal response?


Factors include the defendant's degree of cooperation, mental status, the "going rate," and the victim's impact statement.

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What is a catchall category for various forms of inappropriate police conduct that do not necessarily amount to crime, deviance or corruption?

A) Shakedowns B) Police power C) Protecting illegal activities D) Abuse of authority

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Properly selected control groups help criminology researchers eliminate threats to __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Define the following concepts and explain the role they may play in an individual becoming a terrorist: (a) moral justification; (b) cognitive restructuring; (c) advantageous comparison; (d) dehumanization; (e) deindividuation.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which federal circuit has jurisdiction over cases in which the U.S. government is the defendant?

a. Fifth b. Thirteenth c. Ninth d. Eighth

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