Why do experienced offenders sometimes prefer prison to probation?

What will be an ideal response?


When a convicted felon is placed on probation, he or she actually receives a prison sentence. This sentence hangs over probationers’ heads like a guillotine ready to drop if they fail to provide that proof that they are capable of living a law-abiding life.

Criminal Justice

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A) Anti-hacker B) Ethically questionable hacker C) Unethical hacker D) Identity theft hacker

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A) True B) False

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Cesare Beccaria proposed a numbers of principles that he believed were crucial for the proper operation of the criminal justice system. List five (5) of those principles.

What will be an ideal response?

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