A stipulation in many federal and state sentencing guidelines that allows a judge to adjust his or her sentencing decision based on the special circumstances of a particular case is called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
departure
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The corrections industrial complex is similar to what President Eisenhower warned the nation about when discussing the development of military industrial complexes. 2. Courts are forced to adjust their sentences to the lower relative capacity of prisons, and parole boards are pressured to release inmates as prisons and jails fill up. 3. Hiring and keeping a professional staff are keys to moving correctional institutions into the 21st century. 4. Little supervision of inmates was not a crux of a problem at Walnut Grove.
Which of the following is not an example of a community-based sentence?
a. minimum security prisons b. residential centers c. halfway houses d. work-release centers