The _______________ movement seeks to close the gap between the sentences imposed by courts and time actually served in prison

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.


truth in sentencing

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What is the "revolving door" concept?

A. The concept that police only work with prosecutors when they are forced B. The concept that individuals on probation will just end up in prison C. The concept that offenders go to prison, get out of prison, and then return to prison D. The concept that police regularly train with military personnel

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Martin is a police officer from a minority community. Whenever he arrests a person from his community, people from his community deem it unfair stating that Martin targets people from his own community to prove himself to his superiors. On the other hand, if he lets go of a member of his community on legitimate grounds, other white police officers accuse him of being biased in favor of his community. In the given scenario, Martin is facing _____.

A. racial profiling B. double marginality C. tokenism D. anomie

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What do recidivism rates suggest about the crime control theory?

A. These tools work together to explain why criminals commit crimes. B. Low recidivism rates show that crime control policies work. C. High recidivism rates show that crime control policies do not work. D. These tools explain why men commit more crimes than women.

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Geographic information system is used in which type of analysis?

a. Crime mapping b. Transnational research c. Content analysis d. Descriptive comparative research

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