Despite the increase in incarcerated female offenders, nearly _____ out of 10 jail inmates are adult males
a. 9
b. 6
c. 5
d. 4
a
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What term is used to describe those police officers who accept payoffs when their everyday duties place them in a position to be solicited by the public?
A. Grass eaters B. Meat eaters C. Passive criminality D. Selective enforcement or nonenforcement
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Although incarceration has been widely acknowledged as a popular method of punishment in the United States, a majority of nonviolent and low-risk offenders are, in fact, sentenced to community corrections. 2.Research increasingly points to the low prevalence of violence and victimization among incarcerated inmates. 3.Jails in the United States are operated by local, state, federal, and private agencies. 4.Jails generally hold individuals who are awaiting trial or awaiting transfer to other facilities after a conviction and those with misdemeanor offences serving sentences of one year or less. 5. 35. Prisons
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Statutes prohibiting gambling are frequently interpreted to exclude contests where participants pit their physical or mental skills against one another for a prize. 2. Not all states proscribe the manufacture, sale, or possession of controlled substances. 3. Federal law provides for confiscation of illegal drug paraphernalia but there is no statutory provision requiring forfeiture of vehicles or aircraft used in transporting contraband. 4. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that criminalizing the public presence of an intoxicated person is contrary to the constitutional prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishments.”