List three categories of factors that a parole board may consider when deciding a prisoner's suitability for parole. Give an example of what might be considered under each category

What will be an ideal response?


The three categories (with examples) are factors related to the offender's past (e.g., prior criminal record), factors that are within the offender's control (e.g., conduct in prison or participation in rehabilitation programs), and factors related to the reactions of others (e.g., the victim's wishes).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The difference between the Pennsylvania penitentiary system and the New York  penitentiary system is the:

A. Pennsylvania penitentiary system had a congregate system and New York had a separate system. B. Pennsylvania penitentiary system had a separate system and New York had a congregate system. C. Pennsylvania penitentiary system had a combined system and New York had a single system. D. Pennsylvania penitentiary system had a single system and New York had a combined system. E. ?Pennsylvania penitentiary system had a combined system and New York had a separate system.

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Equipment sales frauds work for all of the following reasons except:

A. doctors’ signatures were being forged. B. Medicare does not review doctor's credentials. C. patients were pressuring doctors to sign forms. D. diagnoses were being made by untrained teenagers.

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SCOTUS's use of the Fifth Amendment privilege against the self-incrimination approach in reviewing state confession cases began with:

a. Miranda v. Arizona. b. Escobedo v. Illinois. c. Brown v. Mississippi. d. Lisenba v. California.

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