A crime for which the potential penalty is incarceration of one (1) year or more is categorized as a(n):

A. infraction.
B. misdemeanor.
C. felony.
D. compelling crime.


Ans: C. felony.

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

A researcher is conducting a study examining residents' attitudes toward police. During data collection, news emerges that many police officers were involved in corruption. This is an issue of ______.

A. testing B. maturation C. external event D. subject attrition

Criminal Justice

In ______________, the Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must make the crucial factual decisions as to whether a convicted murderer should receive the death penalty.

A. Roper v. Simmons (2005) B. Atkins v Virginia (2002) C. Gregg v. Georgia (1976) D. Ring v. Arizona (2002)

Criminal Justice

There are many legal issues inherent in the fight against terrorism. Choose one of the issues discussed in the text and discuss the controversy around that issue

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

When the U.S. military provides condolence payments to Iraqi and Afghan civilians for loss of life resulting from combat actions by U.S. and coalition forces, those payments are consistent with the Shari’a compensation policy called _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Criminal Justice