Sentencing guidelines were created for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.
a. reduce levels of discretion within the judiciary
b. eliminate racial, gender, and class-based discrimination in courts
c. create parole boards and offer more parole options
d. create a system in which offenders would receive similar sentences for similar crimes
c. create parole boards and offer more parole options
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Which of the following professions would fall under the category of other court employees who may have ethical responsibilities as well?
A. municipal police officers B. court reporters C. forensic medical professionals D. court utilities staff
The ______ doctrine gives the state power to act as a child’s parent.
A. paterfamilias B. parens patriae C. patria postestas D. prima facie
Rehabilitation was the primary goal in the traditional prison of the big-house era.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Fourteenth Amendment due process clause is applicable at which stages of the criminal process?
a. Only at arrest b. Only after formal charges have been filed c. Only after custodial interrogation begins d. At all stages of the criminal process