What are the three reasons for the government to rely on entrapment?
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Crime detection – certain crimes are difficult to investigate and to prevent without informants; (2) resources – undercover techniques can result in a significant number of arrests without expending substantial resources; (3) deterrence – individuals will be deterred from criminal activity by the threat of government involvement in crime.
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The Federal Probation System was ________
a. mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ex Parte United States in 1916 b. adopted in 1909 from correctional practices developed by the U.S. Military Judicial System c. established by the executive order of President Eisenhower in 1954 d. authorized by the National Probation Act of 1925
Merton proposed when people are faced with an obstacle to achieve their desires and strain occurs there are five ways for people to _______ with strain
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Crimes that are considered “an act inherently and essentially evil, that is immoral in its nature and injurious in its consequence, without any regard to the fact of its being noticed or punished by the law of the state” are called ______.
a. mala in se b. mala prohibita c. illegal d. civil wrongs
Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony believed the child was:
a. sweet and basically good. b. incorrigible. c. rude and crude. d. evil and in need of discipline.