Because much crime goes unreported, this amount of crime that occurs in the U.S. is referred to as the ________
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dark figure of crime
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Wilma Page was convicted by a federal jury of possessing 45 grams of cocaine and faced a prison term under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines of 21 years and 10 months
At the sentencing hearing, the judge considered the presentence report which disclosed that Page had used a gun during the commission of the crime and that Page was responsible for the distribution of an additional 25 grams of cocaine, conduct for which Page was not criminally charged. This so-called "uncharged misconduct" would increase Page's sentence by an additional 24 months. After the sentencing hearing, the judge imposed upon Page an enhanced sentence of 23 years and 10 months. Page appeals based on the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Booker and Blakely on judge-issued sentencing enhancements. How should the appeals court rule? What will be an ideal response?
__________ is based on the premise that a person will be deterred from committing crimes in the future by the specific nature of the punishment
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The ____________ rule exists to prevent unreliable out-of-court statements by people from influencing the outcomes of trials
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