What percentage of inmates in state and federal prisons are serving sentences for drug offenses?

What will be an ideal response?


• In 2010, an estimated 51 percent of federal inmates and 18 percent of state inmates were serving a sentence for a drug offense.

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a. True b. False

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______ law was established to maintain peace and order, and its basic purpose is to protect society from the injurious acts of individuals.

a. Civil b. Criminal c. Administrative d. Tribal

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Since 1976, the number of people facing the death penalty has _____________.

A. declined B. increased C. stabilized D. diminished

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Specialized courts target special problems but share a similar mission to shift focus from ________ cases to achieving meaningful results

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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