A federal truth-in-sentencing law, passed in 1987 and adopted in most states, requires offenders to serve at least _____ percent of their court-imposed sentence
a. 65
b. 70
c. 85
d. 90
C
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____________ is the philosophy that society is best served by helping wrongdoers eliminate crime from their behavior patterns.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that ______ of males and ______ of females admitted that they had engaged in binge drinking in the past 30 days.
a. 50%; 24% b. 11%; 17% c. 32%; 16% d. 23%; 11%
Bob assaults a police officer while the officer is on duty. When Bob is sentenced for his crime, the fact that his victim was a police officer will be considered as a(n) ________
A) aggravating factor B) mitigating factor C) just desert D) social debt
According to Durkheim, crime is abnormal and a part only OF societies that are based on inequality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false