Identify the four key producers and their products within the formal criminal justice system

What will be an ideal response?


Law enforcement officers produce suspects when they arrest (or otherwise focus their investigation on) a person. Prosecutors produce defendants when they charge suspects with crimes. Courts produce offenders when they convict defendants. Corrections produce ex-offenders when they release them from custody.

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A family abduction becomes are violation of ___________ law if the abduction crosses state lines

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In this example, the group that is not being supervised is the ________ grou

a. experimental b. control c. aggregate d. hypothetical

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With respect to sexual violence in prison, approximately ______ of assaults are perpetrated by staff.

A. a quarter B. a third C. over Half D. all of these

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Ronny is running late for his class at the university. In an effort to make up lost time, he is driving his pickup truck in excess of the speed limit. His high speed attracts the attention of a highway patrol trooper who gives chase

Seeing the trooper's lights flashing behind him, Ronny pulls to the side of the road. The trooper approaches Ronny and immediately notices a rifle hanging in the cab on a rack behind Ronny's head. The trooper asks if the weapon is loaded. Ronny answers truthfully that the weapon is unloaded. Ronny has committed: A) no offense because the weapon is unloaded. B) no offense because possession of a rifle is lawful under these circumstances. C) unlawful carrying of weapons. D) no offense because he is traveling.

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