Compare and contrast the policies of Attorney General Eric Holder and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and explain how these policies affect drug offenders.
What will be an ideal response?
As part of his 2013 Smart on Crime Initiative, Attorney General Eric Holder ordered federal prosecutors to no longer pursue mandatory minimums in many nonviolent drug cases, to decline to pursue add-on charges called "recidivist enhancements," and to indicate smaller quantities of drugs when charging defendants in order to avoid unnecessarily longer sentences. He also encouraged the use of specialty courts and diversion and improvements in reentry programming. In contrast, Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions rescinded the Holder directives in his first days in office and ordered federal prosecutors to seek convictions on the most serious offense and the longest sentences.
You might also like to view...
The two most common traumatic stress-related psychological disorders victims experience are ______.
a. eustress disorder and distress disorder b. acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder c. emotional distress disorder and behavioral distress disorder d. acute stress disorder and behavioral distress disorder
What is the first step in a trial?
A. deliberation of jury B. closing arguments C. opening arguments D. jury selection
What kind of analysis is an extension of the bivariate correlation?
A. ordinary least squares regression B. binary logistic regression C. bivariate regression D. multilevel modeling
What philosophies are said to have played an important role in shaping criminal punishment in China?
a. Confucianism b. Legalism c. Daoism d. Buddhism e. A and D f. All of the above