Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Congress has the authority to change the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
2. General jurisdiction means a court has the authority to hear a variety of cases and is not limited to
hearing only a particular type of case.
3. State courts of limited jurisdiction generally hear only criminal cases.
4. Proceedings in lower courts are often more informal in nature than they are in appellate courts or trial
courts.
5. Courts of original jurisdiction are the courts of general jurisdiction for both the state and federal
systems.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
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Jacobs’ (1977) study of the Illinois Stateville Prison describes the early days that exhibited imposition of arbitrary and ad hoc discipline, which was followed by ______.
a. series of prison riots b. a trend toward more severe penal sanctions c. a restorative justice period with more lax sanctions d. a bureaucratized system with rules and regulations
Florida's community control house arrest is:
A) not affordable. B) technically not an intensive supervision program. C) inclusive of electronic monitoring. D) only available to property offenders.
The focal concern __________ includes the ability to avoid being outwitted or duped
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The real responsibility for proper police–community relations rests with ____________________
a. the police chief. b. the city manager. c. every police officer. d. the community relations officer.