Provide two examples of acts that would be considered mala prohibita
What will be an ideal response?
prostitution, drug dealing
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Which of the following is an objective of presumptive sentencing?
A. to generate interest in formulating policies and criteria for uniform sentencing B. to limit but not eliminate judicial discretion C. to increase community protection D. to limit but not eliminate judicial discretion, and to increase community protection
Describe the evaluation designs generally considered to be acceptable for a program to be deemed “evidence-based” and the program levels associated with each evaluation design.
What will be an ideal response?
Double jeopardy:
a. applies only to federal courts. b. applies only to state courts. c. applies to both federal and state courts. d. applies only to felony prosecutions.
According to the Supreme Court opinion in Terry v. Ohio, involving a police stop and frisk of a citizen on a street to investigate a possible robbery:
a. in dealing with dangerous situations on city streets, police need an escalating set of flexible responses. b. police cannot stop citizens without probable cause to believe that crime is afoot. c. in any instance where the police can stop someone, they can also frisk that person. d. police cannot stop citizens without clear and convincing evidence that crime is afoot.