Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.Although incarceration has been widely acknowledged as a popular method of punishment in the United States, a majority of nonviolent and low-risk offenders are, in fact, sentenced to community corrections.
2.Research increasingly points to the low prevalence of violence and victimization among incarcerated inmates.
3.Jails in the United States are operated by local, state, federal, and private agencies.
4.Jails generally hold individuals who are awaiting trial or awaiting transfer to other facilities after a conviction and those with misdemeanor offences serving sentences of one year or less.
5.
35. Prisons


1.true
2.false
3.false
4.true
5.false

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What will be an ideal response?

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In determining whether a defendant's confession was voluntary, courts typically consider such factors as ________________

a. the defendant's physical and psychological state b. the length of time between arrest and the defendant's appearance in court c. the attitudes of the police toward the defendant d. All of these

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Along with the public's increased use of wireless communication devices, there has been an increase of

a. officers hearing citizens' conversations. b. dropped 9-1-1 calls. c. traffic crashes. d. offenders using these devices to alert the offenders when officers are near.

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