A majority of criminologists believe that the steady increase in the prison population over the past several decades is due to:
a. stricter sentencing for borderline felons and policy changes
b. economic hardships resulting in crime
c. a steady increase in the crime rate
d. increased sociological pressures
a. stricter sentencing for borderline felons and policy changes
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When does sentencing occur?
a. Prior to trial b. At the end of the trial c. In a separate post-trial hearing d. If there is not too much case backlog
What is a Problem-Solving Policing?
What will be an ideal response?
In many law enforcement agencies, situations involving lost children are considered so important that supervisors are specifically made responsible for directing searches for them. The extent of the effort devoted to such incidents ordinarily is dependent on the age of the child and the circumstances. The younger the children are, the greater the need for locating them promptly. If the child was last seen inside the house and the parents tell the first responding officers that they have already searched the house, where should the officers' search begin?
A. Neighbors' yards B. Neighborhood school yards C. Neighbors' homes D. Parents' home(s)
Authors D. P. Rosenbaum and G. Ganson concluded that the D.A.R.E. program ________.
A. reduced drug use by teenagers but increased alcohol consumption B. significantly increased drug use by teenagers C. had no long-term effects on a wide range of drug use measures D. significantly reduced drug use by teenagers