The Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) is conducted post-conviction rather than pre-conviction because:
a. If a conviction is not obtained, conducting a PSI becomes a waste of time and resources for the officer and the department
b. The defendants’ right to privacy may be compromised if a non-guilty verdict is reached
c. When completing the PSI, many states have rules of confidentiality when gathering privileged information for the PSI as well as regulations regarding the disclosure of that information once it has been included in the final report
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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Strong and enduring beliefs about conduct or appropriate states of existence are known as
a. attitudes b. motives c. opinions d. values
____ occurs when people are disadvantaged or oppressed due to their sex because of the routine workings of social institutions.
a. Institutional sexism b. Individual sexism c. Individual racism d. Institutional classism
According to Thomas Sowell’s typology, those who have a/an ______ vision deny an innate human nature, viewing human activities as formed anew in each different culture.
a. classical vision b. constrained vision c. phrenological vision d. unconstrained vision
The JJDP Act of 1974 did NOT:
a. officially decriminalize status offenses b. mandate the deinstitutionalization for status offenders c. argue that the stigma of being identified as an "offender" did more harm than good d. argue that incarcerated female offenders are move victimized than incarcerated male offenders