Which of the following characteristics distinguishes jails from prisons?

A. Prisons are the only corrections institution that holds people who are awaiting trial.
B. Jails hold people who have been charged with more serious offenses, as well as those awaiting trial.
C. Prisons hold people serving sentences for minor convictions.
D. Jails typically hold people serving sentences of a year or less for misdemeanor convictions.


D. Jails typically hold people serving sentences of a year or less for misdemeanor convictions.

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a. classify or categorize data. b. rank order data. c. assign a score. d. All of the above.

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A health tracker is an example of a device that can be used in the ______ technique.

a. Man-in-the-cloud b. Man-in-the-middle c. Man-in-the-app d. Man-in-the-IoT

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What are the benefits of recording an interrogation on video?

What will be an ideal response?

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In criminal law, prevents unfair practices such as forced confessions, denial of counsel, or unreasonable searches

a. substantive due process b. procedural due process c. stare decisis d. Lex talionis

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