Which of the following does not have to be a licensed peace officer in order to execute the duties of his or her office?
a. The chief of police in a municipality
b. A city marshal
c. A county sheriff
d. A DPS trooper
Ans: c. A county sheriff
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In 2009, President Obama added crimes motivated by ___________ to the list of federal hate crimes
a. a religious bias b. a bias against people with disabilities c. racial bias d. a bias against a person's sexual orientation
Research literature demonstrates that which of the following is important in understanding delinquency?
a) social learning theory b) integrating theories c) a multi-system approach d) the cognitive perspective e) all of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Parole revocation is guided by the Supreme Court decision in Morrissey v. Brewer (1972). 2. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 created the U.S. Sentencing Commission to establish sentencing guidelines for the federal courts and established a regimen of determinate sentences. 3. The use of parole boards no longer exists within the federal justice system. 4. The number of prisoners released on discretionary parole has steadily decreased in recent years. 5. Parole decisions are discretionary.
Which is not characteristic of a workgroup?
a. Interaction among members b. Sharing of goals c. Continued interaction that brings conflict d. Members developing a set of norms about how they will interact