Discuss the Uniform Crime Report. List the two main ways in which the UCR presents crime data
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? The Federal Bureau of Investigation releases the Uniform Crime Report Annually.
• The UCR presents crime data gathered from approximately 17,500 law enforcement agencies.
• The crime data are presented as (1) a rate per 100,000 people and (2) a percentage change from the previous year.
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Judges often credit the time an accused person was detained awaiting trial as "credit for time served." This practice acknowledges that:
A. judges are not fair. B. judges favor probation over incarceration. C. most jails offer inmates little or no rehabilitative programming. D. most crimes do not deserve long jail stays.
In 1768, a group of citizens calling themselves the “Regulators” rioted in Hillsborough, NC. They attacked members of the colonial court, whom they believed to be corrupt, and burned the presiding judge’s house to the ground. They would best be described as ______.
A. colonial enforcers B. vigilantes C. self-appointed sheriffs D. common law officers
Mechanical smoke control systems and smoke removal systems shall be provided for all
a) cells, day rooms, dormitories, and special purpose cells b) cells, day rooms, dormitories, special purpose cells and recreation yards c) cells, day rooms, dormitories, special purpose cells, recreation yards and sally ports d) cells, day rooms, dormitories, special purpose cells, recreation yards, and all administrative areas both within and out of the security perimeter of the facility
Compare and contrast social structure theory and social process theory
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