Describe the current debate regarding stop and frisk.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer may discuss the criticism received by the New York Police Department, where data indicated that a majority of suspects who were stopped were African American or Latino. Critics saw this practice as racial profiling and a federal court agreed that the department’s tactics violated the Constitution and amounted to “indirect racial profiling.”
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The probation officer has little say in the planning of a probationer's treatment program.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Explain what it means when an offender is sentenced to life without parole.
What will be an ideal response?
Both the state and the defense may move for a change of venue
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Programs that combine get-tough elements with education, substance abuse treatment, and social skills training are generally referred to as:
a. milieu therapy c. wilderness probation b. boot camps d. house arrest