During 1961-1966, the U.S. Supreme Court became unusually active in hearing cases involving the rights of criminal suspects and defendants. This period is referred to as the ________.

The first full time police department in the world was created in Boston in 1829

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Approaches that are ______ appear to be much more promising in crime prevention.

a. place based b. reactive c. individual based d. general

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

1. Short-term jails are facilities that hold sentenced inmates for no more than 1 year. 2. The sally port is used as a location where inmates can be transported into the bay area with the front gate closed behind them. 3. Jail commissions track inmate banking and purchasing at the commissary. 4. As crowding in state prisons became a longer term problem, many jails began to hold sentenced inmates for anywhere from 10 to 15 years in duration. 5. Older jail inmates have been found to be more likely than younger inmates to report ever having a chronic condition or infectious disease.

What is demonstrated by the fact that nearly half of the affirmative action programs in place for police hiring in America's 50 largest cities are court mandated?

A) The courts are interfering in police hiring B) Police departments are not voluntarily ending discrimination C) City police forces have more trouble than rural forces in ending discrimination D) Affirmative action is most likely illegal if not imposed by the court