The presentence investigation is generally carried out by the ________ authority.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


probation

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Which of the following statements about administrative agencies is true?

a. They have broad policy-making powers which have delegated to them b. They are all wholly independent of executive power control c. They are all highly controlled by the executive branch d. They have no independent policy-making powers

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The reasons for crime and criminality were to be found not in the supernatural but in the natural world. 2. Demonological theory views criminals as rational, hedonistic, free actors. 3. A primary challenge to understanding crime through a demonological perspective was that crime and criminality were to be found in the natural rather than supernatural world. 4. Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham are associated with the classical school of criminology. 5. According to Beccaria, laws should be made by the executives in charge, and they should be specific.

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Public order crimes, such as public drunkenness, are a type of visible crimes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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____________ occurs when a defendant is held for trial based on a judge's finding that if the defendant were released on bail, he or she would flee or would endanger another person or the community

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Criminal Justice