Which of the following procedural safeguards is provided by the Bill of Rights for the accused in the United States?
A. Protection from trial by jury
B. Prohibition against double jeopardy
C. Protection from confronting witnesses
D. Prohibition against arrest with probable cause
Answer: B
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The offender when convicted:
A) has a right to probation. B) has a right to parole. C) has no rights. D) has no inherent right to remain free from custody.
Discuss the five steps in hypothesis testing.
Step 1. State the null hypothesis and the research, or alternative, hypothesis. Step 2. Select an appropriate test statistic and obtain the sampling distribution for that statistic. Step 3: Select a level of significance, termed our alpha level, and identify the critical region. Step 4. Calculate the obtained test statistic using the data we obtained from our sample. Step 5. Make a decision about the validity of the null hypothesis based on the results of our statistical test. We do this by comparing our critical value of z with the value we obtain from our statistical test or by seeing if our obtained statistic falls into our defined critical region.
Sometimes the people who run intermediate sanctions only want to select offenders with the best chance of success. Why would they want to do this?
a. to ensure future funding b. to have high rates of recidivism c. to make sure the most serious offenders are included in their program d. to avoid problems related to selection bias e. to avoid problems related to "creaming"
Consent searches occur when there is an immediate threat to public safety or the risk that evidence will be destroyed. In a consent search, officers may search, arrest, or question suspects without obtaining a warrant or following other usual rules of criminal procedure
Indicate whether the statement is true or false