Erik murders his wife in the heat of the moment and is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. After 15 years, Erik is paroled
He is considered dangerous according to risk prediction instrumentation, but the parole board decides to parole him anyway. Erik becomes a successful fashion designer and remains law-abiding. Erik is a:
A) false positive. B) true positive. C) false negative. D) true negative.
A
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Typical police chains of command
A. create an absence of collegial problem solving B. support collegial problem solving C. encourage dialog from the bottom up D. are consistent with dynamics in other professions
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of elderly prisoners over the age of 50 in the United States
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A prosecutor's decision to dismiss a case even though the act committed by the defendant was illegal, though it was minor and no one was harmed, would be based on:
A) ?the interests of justice. B) ?a preference for pretrial diversion. C) ?due process problem. D) ?feferral considerations. E) ?insufficient evidence.
McGruff, the crime dog, and the "Take a Bite Out of Crime" program is an example of:
a. a police ride-along program b. a police mass media campaign c. a police storefront or mini-station program d. a citizen volunteer program