________ refers to a standard for establishing a violation of an inmate's Eighth Amendment rights, requiring that prison officials were aware of harmful conditions in a correctional institution and failed to take steps to remedy those conditions

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Deliberate Indifference

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"Informal disposition" is NOT an option to arrests or hospitalizations in encounters between law enforcement officers and persons with mental illness

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

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The two major schools of criminological thought are classical and ______.

A. social economy B. learned behavior C. positivism D. biological evolutionism

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Which U.S. Supreme Court decision limited the right of nonfelony defendants to have court-appointed counsel?

A. Argersinger v. Hamlin B. Faretta v. California C. Strickland v. Washington D. Gideon v. Wainwright

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Which of the following statements about the traffic regulation function of the police is TRUE?

a. It is mostly reactive. b. It is mostly proactive. c. Its only major benefit is order maintenance. d. It involves a limited use of discretion. e. It is a major source of police income.

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