Warden Smith supervises 2000 male inmates who are incarcerated for various reasons, including murder, rape, robbery, drugs, theft, and arson. He meets with every inmate who is sentenced to his prison to get an understanding of where each inmate came from and how he can possibly prevent recidivism.Warden Smith meets Jamaal. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed robbery. Jamaal is

argumentative and is a firm believer that the criminal justice system is just a mechanism to control the poor. He thinks that the government should be focusing on the crimes that the wealthy commit and not those of the lower-class community. Jamaal is espousing ______ theory.

A) ?critical
B) ?social learning
C) ?psychodynamic
D) ?choice
E) ?life course


A

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The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility in a formal opinion on Rule 3.8 has noted ______.

a. courts as well as commentators have recognized that the ethical obligation is more demanding than the constitutional obligation b. courts have recognized the need for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence in some cases c. commentators recommend that misdemeanor cases revert to a preponderance of the evidence as the burden of proof to speed up the trial process d. that in some circumstances, the defense attorney may break privilege when the attorney clearly knows the defendant is guilty

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_____________________ is a punishment unit in which inmates are separated from other inmates and are fed in their cells

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Counsel is needed during a trial, because it is a __________ stage of the criminal justice process

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The teenage gender ratio for serious violent is approximately _____ males to one female

a. 12 b. 8 c. 4 d. 9

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