According to Petersilia (2004), with the best methods currently available with adequate budgeting we could reduce recidivism by ______.

A. 10%
B. 50%
C. 30%
D. 45%


C. 30%

Criminal Justice

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The United States has long been said to have a(n) _____ system of criminal justice

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

Criminal Justice

In Schneckloth v. Bustamonte (1973 ) the Court gave the following reasons for ruling that a person need not be informed of the right to refuse to consent to a search, EXCEPT

A. Police would have no other way of getting evidence B. A consent search would clear an innocent person C. It is difficult to prove a person's subjective understanding of rights D. Fourth Amendment consent is a waiver of rights

Criminal Justice

In the context of defenses to attempt, ________ exists when the law does not define the goal a defendant sought to achieve as criminal.

A. factual impossibility B. "hybrid" legal impossibility C. legal impossibility D. pure legal impossibility

Criminal Justice

Explain cheater theory and how it leads to criminality

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice