In the 2011 case of Brown v. Plata , the Supreme Court ordered California to release prisoners if:?

a. the state could not guarantee that all correctional officers had received the proper amount of training.
b. the state could not bring the level of medical care up to a constitutional standard.
c. individual prisons exceeded 100 percent intended capacity.
d. the laws regarding marijuana possession changed.


Answer: b. the state could not bring the level of medical care up to a constitutional standard.

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a. cerebellum b. cerebral cortex c. pons d. medulla

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) Interacting with youth is an important component of police academy training in the problem solving strategy. 2) Police agencies should only use paid professionals to conducts citizen surveys. 3) Police agencies should only use paid professionals to conducts citizen surveys. 4) Collaborative responses to neighborhood crime and disorder are essential to the successful implementation of community policing and problem solving. 5) The primary concern with field operations is to structure the delivery of patrol services to assist officers in dealing with the root causes of persistent community problems.

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