Which of the following is NOT a result of the war on drugs?
A. increased overcrowding in jails and prisons
B. higher conviction and incarceration rates
C. the increasing competitiveness of the branches of justice
D. the establishment of liberal release policies
C. the increasing competitiveness of the branches of justice
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Which of the following is an alternative process that tries to lessen the period between arrest and sentence and between sentence and treatment?
a. Problem-solving courts. b. Evidence-based sentencing. c. Outpatient processing. d. Short-term residential programming.
Which of the following occurs when the court collects a deposit from the individual being released in order to ensure that he or she appears for later scheduled hearings?
A) Incarceration B) Bail C) Preventive detention D) Release on their own recognizance
Some say timing is everything. Wolfgang's original study was published at a time when
a. the public was tired of getting tough and sought to prevent chronic offending b. the public was eager to explore responses to crime that existed outside the CJS c. crime rates had been rising and the public was disillusioned with liberal policies d. all of the above e. none of the above
The defense of entrapment is not built on the assertion that had it not been for government instigation, no crime would have occurred
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.