The defense attorney is worried that sending Scott to jail will only make Scott's situation worse. While his court case was pending, Scott got a job at a local grocery store and has started to clean up his act. The defense attorney would prefer that if Scott were to plead guilty to the offense, he would not be required to serve any jail time immediately. He prefers that Scott be given a chance to
prove himself and only have to serve time in jail if he reoffends. This type of sentence is known as a(n):
a. boot camp.
b. shock incarceration.
c. shock probation.
d. suspended sentence.
d
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a. a network of laws b. a network of policies c. a network of customs d. all of these
According to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, juveniles must be separated from adults by
a. sight and sound. b. 50 feet. c. different jurisdictions. d. age.
One of the following enactments ended slavery throughout the United States?
A. Emancipation Proclamation B. Thirteenth Amendment C. Convict Lease System D. Fifteenth Amendment
Additional criminal acts committed during the commission of a planned crime will be considered a natural and foreseeable consequence if they
A. are harmful to others, including innocent victims. B. are necessary to accomplish the original criminal goal. C. involve the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon. D. require an accomplice to take actions that he or she does not want.