List two drawbacks of overcriminalization.

What will be an ideal response?


Possibilities: Many such laws are virtually unenforceable; they often lead to corruption of criminal justice personnel and politicians; they undermine public respect for the law; they create illicit monopolies for organized crime groups; they criminalize activities and stigmatize their participants; they reflect no consistent, defensible theory of harm; they isolate and embitter offenders; penalties are often ineffective and/or inappropriate; such laws tie up law enforcement agencies in thankless tasks that could more appropriately be performed by other social agencies.

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a. a field lab b. an outside location c. a field site d. an experimental filed e. the nature lab

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The process in which a police or other authorities search a person or their property and confiscate evidence is called

A) Miranda warning B) Interrogation C) Seek and find D) Search and seizure

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Police officers who have the public's confidence are often more effective at their jobs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Funds raised from forfeitures go to:

A) the state correctional budget. B) the police agency that made the arrest. C) the prosecutor's office who wins the case. D) the offender's defense attorney. E) state funding for higher education.

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