A split sentence involves ______.
a. scaring offenders into a life of conformity by showing them the realities of prison
b. delaying a sentence in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation
c. requiring convicted people to serve a brief stay in jail prior to probation placement
d. sentencing for crimes for which probation is normally not an option
c. requiring convicted people to serve a brief stay in jail prior to probation placement
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A(n) ________ offense is one for which the death penalty may be inflicted
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The burden is on the prosecution to prove that an informer is a material witness on the issue of the defendant's guilt or innocence.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Fourteenth Amendment:
a. was enacted after the Civil War and helped establish federal supremacy over states' rights. b. contains a due process clause. c. embodied the idea that all are entitled to equal rights. d. was enacted after the Civil War, helped establish federal supremacy over states' rights, embodied the ideathat all are entitled to equal rights, and contains a due process clause.
What is a gang unit?
A) a permanent police unit specially tasked to work on gang problems B) a group of police officers who have all gone undercover to infiltrate gangs C) a citizen task force formed to deal with a specific gang problem D) officers temporarily pulled from detective units or juvenile units to work on gangs