_________ was the first U.S. President to exercise his authority to grant pardons when he granted amnesty to participants in the Whiskey Rebellion
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: George Washington
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Which of the following trends tend to characterize the American left?
a. Labor activism. b. Racial exclusion. c. Religious intolerance. d. None of the above.
Which of the following contributed to the increase in federal prisons and inmate populations?
a. determinate sentencing practices b. indeterminate sentencing practices c. creation of parole and probation d. the use of good time credits
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Given the complexity of reentry into society by offenders, it is challenging to duplicate in one place a parole approach that is working in another. 2. Parole is a period of conditional community-based correctional supervision following incarceration. 3. Sir Walter Crofton developed a postrelease supervision concept that included elements still used in parole today, such as regular reporting to a police inspector 4. Individuals facing parole include only the most nonserious offenders in the corrections system. 5. Captain Alexander Maconochie put into practice the rehabilitative theory of corrections.
Any crime against an individual that was also a crime against the King is known as the "King's Peace."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false