The community model of corrections made the assumption that all criminality was caused by psychiatric problems, and the undesirable behaviors could be modified only through professional counseling.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. One aspect for a domestic court to be successful is to have extended hours. 2. According to a federal report concerning sentencing patterns for domestic violence cases compared with non-domestic violence cases, most measures of conviction and sentencing outcomes show a significant difference. 3. Domestic violence courts are being implemented worldwide. 4. There are uniformed goals for domestic violence courts. 5. Judicial supervision is the primary factor in controlling current and future behavior of batters.
As a general rule, the Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury is currently interpreted as giving a right to a jury trial
A) where the potential loss of freedom is greater than six months. B) where the potential sentence is greater than one year of incarceration. C) where the potential sentence is greater than one year of incarceration or carries a possibility of greater than a thousand dollar fine. D) for any offense where a defendant requests a jury trial. E) where a judge believes that a complicated fact pattern requires a jury to evaluate the case.
What laws that provide for the death penalty based on weighing aggravating and mitigating circumstances?
a. Guided-discretion b. Government-discretion c. Legislative-discretion d. Judicial-discretion
The substance of the Miranda warnings—what the police actually say to suspects—is
a. Often inaccurately portrayed on television b. Often inaccurately portrayed in movies c. Usually portrayed accurately by the entertainment media d. None of the above