What is a civil commitment examination?
What will be an ideal response?
A determination of whether the defendant should be released or confined to an institution for people with mental illness.
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Tommy is arrested on charges of attempted murder. He goes to his bail hearing in a small state court in Texas. At the bail hearing, the judge rules that Tommy's bail is $5 million. Tommy claims that this is a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. The judge still denies his request for lesser bail. Why can the judge impose such a high bail for Tommy?
A. The bail for charges of attempted murders is always $5 million. B. The Supreme Court has ruled that only bail in excess of $10 million is a constitutional violation. C. The privilege against excessive bail does not apply to state defendants and only applies to federal defendants. D. The judge knows Tommy has $5 million, so he is allowed to impose that amount as his bail.
While law enforcement efforts are impressive, U.S. borders are so vast and unprotected that total interdiction is impossible
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In Bentham's classical criminology, punishment aims to
a. incapacitate offenders. b. rehabilitate offenders. c. return the victim to the state they were in before the crime. d. give an incentive not to harm people.
What crime did Larissa commit?
a. computer fraud b. intellectual property theft c. phishing d. bank robbery