What is “corrections?”
What will be an ideal response?
A Generic term covering a variety of functions carried out by government agencies having to do with the punishment, treatment, supervision, and management of individuals who have been convicted or accused of criminal offenses.
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Which doctrine maintains that all life goals are desirable only as means to the end of achieving pleasure or avoiding pain?
a. rationalism b. revenge c. utility d. hedonism
In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice awarded a grant to the RAND Corporation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal investigations by police agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below identify a major recommendation of this study?
A) Less serious crimes, such as drug violations, gambling, and prostitution, are major causes of serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. B) Patrol officers should be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations, providing greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while eliminating redundancy. C) There should be less emphasis on increased forensic resources for processing latent fingerprints and more emphasis on intelligence gathering. D) Crimes that require special investigative abilities should be handled by patrol officers and thus agencies should eliminate specialized investigators.
The ________ Amendment requires probable cause for warrantless arrests, issuance of an arrest warrant, issuance of a search warrant, and warrantless search and seizures
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
American criminal trial courts operate under a structure known as
A) presentation of evidence. B) the adversarial system. C) jury selection. D) the reasonable doubt doctrine.