How are federal sentencing guidelines used by states today?
What will be an ideal response?
Even though the federal sentencing guidelines now serve as an advisory practice
rather than a mandatory one, research indicates that the majority of sentences fall
within the ranges specified by the guidelines
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Which of the following is included in a presentence investigation (PSI)?
a. information about the prosecution b. the offender's final sentence c. a list of sentences from similar cases d. the range of allowable sanctions
There is no research link between ADHD and the onset and duration of a criminal career
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Beau devises a scheme to send fraudulent e-mails—claiming that an arrest warrant has been issued for non-payment of taxes—to individual taxpayers. By these false pretenses, Beau intends to obtain money and personal data. This is
What will be an ideal response?
Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey show that over 80 percent of violent victimizations in 2010 were reported to the police
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