______ increased the amount of cocaine subject to the five-year minimum sentence from 5 to 28 grams.
a. Sentencing disparity
b. The Fair Sentencing Act
c. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act
d. The U.S. Sentencing Commission Report to Congress
b. The Fair Sentencing Act
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Joquine is 16 years old and has two prior arrests on his record. He has a history of drug abuse and has been in and out of counseling and diversion programs since he was 14. He has a stable home life, involved parents, attends school, and seems to be well engaged in community activities when he is not hanging out with a couple of the neighborhood troublemaker kids. Joquine just committed a crime at school and the police have been called. A prosecutor has decided to charge Joquine for assault with a dangerous weapon. He was coerced by his friends into bringing a hammer to school and attacking someone with it. They warned him not to snitch. He will be detained in a secure facility pending his trial. While awaiting his adjudication, Joquine goes to school and enrolls in a counseling program
for anger management and peer influences. When will he learn his disposition? A. When he is indicted B. After adjudication in a separate hearing C. After intake during the bail hearing D. At the adjudication hearing
Symbolic interactionism is a ______ level perspective.
a. macro- b. meso- c. micro- d. criminal-
In which of the following states did the Albert Gonzalez case take place?
a. California b. Maryland c. Massachusetts d. Michigan